The cute animal battle on Twitter all started when the Washington, D.C., National Zoo posted the first picture of their four-day-old gray seal.
We welcomed a gray seal pup Jan. 21. The pup appears to be nursing, moving & bonding well w/ mom. https://t.co/l0Bzu7g8ek #Squee pic.twitter.com/nEhuJe6vBk
— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) January 25, 2017
It was innocent enough until @SarahJanetHill, a Norfolk, Va., woman, decided to stir the pot. With a simple tweet, Sarah started a knockout cuteness brawl between zoos all over.
Your move @VAAquarium 😉 https://t.co/lhBwalpprO
— Sarah Hill Darrow (@SarahJanetHill) January 25, 2017
Well as you probably guess Virginia Aquarium in Virginia Beach accepted this challenge in an epic way.
#challengeaccepted We see @NationalZoo 's seal pup, and raise an otter/osprey combo. pic.twitter.com/D9zDWXxuDb
— Virginia Aquarium (@VAAquarium) January 25, 2017
@NationalZoo didn’t let this adorableness stop there… they brought out their endangered Bornean orangutan infant!!
.@VAAquarium This is Redd, our endangered Bornean orangutan infant. And he is the cutest. Do you fold yet? #challengeaccepted pic.twitter.com/ED6WiZun1R
— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) January 25, 2017
I know what you’re thinking,”HOW could this Twitter battle possibly get any better?” I love being the bearer of awesome news folks. It does indeed get even cuter!
Don't worry, we're still here. pic.twitter.com/0Qm9dcvMD9
— Virginia Aquarium (@VAAquarium) January 25, 2017
.@VAAquarium Yawn. pic.twitter.com/szDSpmWnud
— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) January 25, 2017
My best guess is that Sarah was looking for a cuteness overload because what she did next was ingenious! With her next tweet, she challenged even more zoos and aquariums.
You know what we need today? A #cuteanimal tweet-off. @VAAquarium @NationalZoo @VirginiaZoo (thx @petemuntean for the inspiration) pic.twitter.com/QmTYaen70O
— Sarah Hill Darrow (@SarahJanetHill) January 25, 2017
To our delight, most of them joined the challenge.
#cuteanimaltweetoff? Bam: an oldie but a goodie. pic.twitter.com/6kjrTXG9dl
— Bronx Zoo (@BronxZoo) January 25, 2017
We're always down for a #cuteanimaltweetoff! pic.twitter.com/hmkYOLBjrx
— Zoo Atlanta (@ZooATL) January 25, 2017
Logan hitched a ride for the #cuteanimaltweetoff @VAAquarium @BronxZoo @sfzoo @ZooATL @SarahJanetHill @VLMuseum @PhoenixZoo pic.twitter.com/xlKiyvVWuw
— Philadelphia Zoo (@phillyzoo) January 25, 2017
#cuteanimaltweetoff is ON @SarahJanetHill @VLMuseum @BronxZoo @sandiegozoo @sfzoo @phillyzoo @PhoenixZoo! U @LionCountry? Pic: J Budell pic.twitter.com/GWjjIOsqYJ
— Zoo Miami (@zoomiami) January 25, 2017
We're here for the #CuteAnimalTweetOff. Bring it on! @SarahJanetHill @MontereyAq @TNAquarium @GeorgiaAquarium pic.twitter.com/Tc0jRZVX91
— National Aquarium (@NatlAquarium) January 25, 2017
Oh hey, @nyaquarium! @GeorgiaAquarium @NatlAquarium @SarahJanetHill @MontereyAq #CuteAnimalTweetOff pic.twitter.com/pEy8e10HR2
— Tennessee Aquarium (@TNAquarium) January 25, 2017
In the end, I believe the real winner everyone that got to enjoy all of these adorable animals.
H/T USA Today
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