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Adorable animals, anyone? Riverbanks Zoo gets into #cuteanimaltweetoff

A grizzly bear relaxes at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden June 10, 2015.
A grizzly bear relaxes at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden June 10, 2015. gmelendez@thestate.com

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is one of many zoos across the country participating in a cute animal showdown on Twitter.

The contest, which has no losers or winners, started Wednesday with the hashtag cuteanmialtweetoff and has continued with zoos posting aww-inducing photos of their cutest critters.

Riverbanks got in the game yesterday morning with a tweet of a baby Galapagos tortoise, then came back stronger an hour later with another tweet showing one of its grizzly bears “just chilling” in an enclosure.

For more cuteness:

Riverbanks Zoo welcomes furry, fluffy lemur triplets

Riverbanks Zoo expecting birth of baby gorilla

This story was originally published January 27, 2017 at 10:42 AM with the headline "Adorable animals, anyone? Riverbanks Zoo gets into #cuteanimaltweetoff."

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