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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 22, 2016 5:39 PM UTC  Giant panda cub playing in snow Giant panda cub playing in snow Katherine Feng/ Minden Pictures  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 22, 2016 5:39 PM UTC Winter may have [officially begun](http://time.com/4607873/2016-first-day-of-winter-solstice/), but this heartwarming video of a [giant panda](http://time.com/4569959/peanut-panda-baby-steps/) [frolicking in the snow](http://time.com/4191108/animals-frolicking-snow/) is sure to keep the cold at bay. The Toronto Zoo released footage Wednesday of its panda, Da Mao, climbing on and pawing at a snowman that zookeepers built in his enclosure “for enrichment,” according to the [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIAO4Htzn8M) description. “Watch as he plays with, or rather disassembles, their creation,” it reads. 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