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#UnexpectedlyCute: Zoos, aquariums around the world lock horns on Twitter to showcase their cutest animals!

Using #UnexpectedlyCute, zoos are highlighting their intriguing residents engaging Twitterati in a unique way to raise awareness. With punny one-liners and unique features, these cute animals are winning hearts on the Internet.

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Not just one, their are multiple contenders from each zoo and we seriously don’t know who is the cutest. (Source: National Aquarium/ Twitter)

We simply adore dog and cat videos on social media, don’t we? But why should the love for animals be limited to just that? With this in mind, zoos around the world have been posting photos of their cutest inhabitants, and some are really unique and exotic. From snakes and alligators to skunks, Twitter has been flooded with cute photos of these wild animals and people are finding it hard to ignore them.

Using #UnexpectedlyCute, zoos are highlighting their intriguing residents engaging Twitterati in a unique way to raise awareness. With punny one-liners and unique features, these cute animals are winning hearts on the Internet. And not just one, there are multiple contenders from each zoo and we are finding it hard to discern who is the cutest.

Now, it’s a fight for attention between the aquariums and zoos to flaunt their most charming inhabitant to win the Twitter war! Sample some of these here:

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And there were some who were intrigued by these wild animals that they started posting adorable photos of their pets, and it was equally wonderful!

 

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