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Claws out: It's battle of the cutest animals on Twitter

Updated on: 30 January,2017 08:16 AM IST  | 
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Twitter beefs have a reputation for getting aggressive, and at times, downright nasty, but that wasn't the case with a friendly - and adorable - online beef between zoos across the USâu00c2u0080u00c2u0088last week

Claws out: It's battle of the cutest animals on Twitter

Two seal pups from Smithsonianu00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099s National Zoo, Virginia Aquarium started the 'war, Other entries, like from Buffalo zoo and Indianapolis, added to the cuteness overload

Two seal pups from Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Virginia Aquarium started the
Two seal pups from Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Virginia Aquarium started the 'war, Other entries, like from Buffalo zoo and Indianapolis, added to the cuteness overload


Twitter beefs have a reputation for getting aggressive, and at times, downright nasty, but that wasn't the case with a friendly - and adorable - online beef between zoos across the USâu00c2u0080u00c2u0088last week.


It all started when Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington DCâu00c2u0080u00c2u0088tweeted out a picture of a newborn grey seal pup. A Twitter user named Sarah Hill from Virginia challenged the Virginia Aquarium to up the ante by showing their own adorable animals.


Not one to back down from a challenge, the VA Aquarium complied, sending the National Zoo a picture of an otter and an osprey, igniting a playful competition that grew to epic proportions when the Bronx Zoo joined in and tagged seven other zoos and added the phrase #cuteanimaltweetoff.

Upon seeing this epic struggle of baby animal portions, zoos and aquariums joined in, tweeting out achingly cute photos of their animal friends. Subsequently, the Internet was flooded with tonnes of pictures of adorable animals.

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No. of USâu00c2u0080u00c2u0088zoos locked in the Cute Animal Tweetoff

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