A curious chimpanzee was seen on video 'going bananas' over the sight of a smartphone while a male zoogoer demonstrated how the device worked.

The hilarious interaction was captured by the man's male companion during a visit to the facility in Liaoning, north-eastern China.

Video footage shows the man squatting in front of a small glass window outside the chimp's cage with his phone in his hands.

He beckoned the curious animal and it hurriedly came over and sat on the other side of the glass.

The man then held up his phone and began swiping across the screen as the chimp watched with extreme interest.

It even held its mouth open as if it was shocked by what it was seeing as the man scrolled through various apps.

His friend could barely stop laughing at the sight of the perplexed ape carefully analysing the device with its eyes.

Then, as the man moved to a larger window so the animal could see better, obediently followed. From there, the 'teaching moment' resumed until the footage ended.