THIS is the adorable moment a baby monkey hitches a ride on a tiger cub’s back at a Chinese zoo.

The rare pair of pals were caught on video at the Hengshui Wildlife Park in northern China’s Hebei Province last Thursday.A baby monkey named Ban Jin is seen mounting his tiger best friend September’s back at a zoo in China

The exchange was caught on video by the officials at the zoo

In the footage, baby monkey Ban Jin is seen trying to mount the three-month-old cub September’s back.

Once he gets on after an initial struggle, the pair seem in perfect harmony as they stroll around the enclosure, which zookeepers allow them to do at times.

The duo built a bond as they were born around the same time and raised together, a zookepeer said.

In an interview with the MailOnline, park manager Ms Dai said: “At first, Ban Jin was quite afraid [of the tiger].

“But they quickly became familiar with each other and are now best friends. We would let them play together sometimes.”

The zoo shared the cute clip of the pair on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, where it quickly amassed over 200,000 views.

The officials uploaded the clip to Douyin – the Chinese version of TikTok where it amassed over 200,000 views

Viewers couldn’t contain their excitement over the clip and expressed them on the social media platform

The pair have been best friends since they were raised together and built a bond at the compound

Fans who couldn’t contain their excitement about the cute clip.

One viewer said: “Ban Jin is getting bolder these days. Look how much he enjoys the piggyback!”

While another said: “What an adorable combo. The little monkey wants to play with the little tiger.”