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Биологи со всего мира устроили настоящий флешмоб в Twitter — каждый из них предлагает свой вариант самого милого живого существа на планете. Свои предложения они выкладывают с хештегом #CuteOff.

Старт «соревнованию» дали ученые Энн Хилборн и Маселла Келли, которые начали выяснять, кто милее — маленькие медвежата или ушастые лисички. Далее к спору подключились другие биологи, предложившие свои варианты.

Ok guys, what #serengeti species are these cuties? #mammalwatching pic.twitter.com/ObBCwcbyUH

— Anne Hilborn (@AnneWHilborn) August 31, 2015

A #CuteOff, you say? Here is an eastern red-backed salamander from a herp survey. *drops tiny mic, scuttles off* pic.twitter.com/cqVu0X81vG

— Bird and Moon (@RosemaryMosco) September 1, 2015

Cutest in the deep sea- Opisthoteuthis sp! http://t.co/k4RAIvFP9d #CuteOff @MBARI_News @podlett pic.twitter.com/Jno9z7epiH

— Susan vonThun (@omgirlsvt) September 1, 2015

What’s cuter than a squirrel glider? *crickets chirping in the backround* Correct--nothing! #CuteOff pic.twitter.com/MICj4Wa7OQ

— David M Watson (@D0CT0R_Dave) September 1, 2015

#CuteOff @AnneWHilborn (part of research covered under a NOAA/FWS ESA permit) pic.twitter.com/Z5s6i1FlYj

— David Shiffman (@WhySharksMatter) September 1, 2015

@AnneWHilborn Did somebody say #CuteOff? Just give up now. pic.twitter.com/H5tqJ0tloF

— The HSI (@HerpSocIreland) August 31, 2015

This #CuteOff needs moar inverts: The #SQUEEE is strong in this freshly-hatched little #cuttlefish, Sepiola atlantica pic.twitter.com/gA3QwC1hVW

— Carina M. Gsottbauer (@CarinaDSLR) August 31, 2015

This insect = cutest thing ever seen in my yard. Just look at those eyebrows & its fuzzy butt. Any1 have ID? #CuteOff pic.twitter.com/kPGtZPGZdC

— Marianne Alleyne (@Cotesia1) September 1, 2015

We enter the #CuteOff with one of our Crucifix frogs from when it was a baby #frog https://t.co/zlhBOw4CN9 pic.twitter.com/FPEI7xtDcw

— Search & Discover (@SearchnDiscover) September 1, 2015

Took this a few years back at a @BushHeritageAus reserve in the Simpson Desert. Little thorny devil. #wildoz #cuteoff pic.twitter.com/7vecTHiDVZ

— John Pickrell (@john_pickrell) September 1, 2015

If a #butterfly & a #bird had a baby, what would happen? Oops… this caterpillar. #CuteOff #TeamEntomology #TeamMoth pic.twitter.com/h2PmXhCweY

— Jonathan Kolby (@MyFrogCroaked) September 1, 2015

Before I crash, my #CuteOff entry: a velvet worm named for Totoro. http://t.co/qAkuX8aS7a #InvertsWIN pic.twitter.com/ImX9hl7GpD

— Gwen Pearson (@bug_gwen) September 1, 2015

@arthrobea @VerbaanG pic.twitter.com/u55TcXOzXT

— Thomas Smolders (@Ljosmyndun) September 1, 2015

Bugs are adorable, especially when they play «let's be reindeer» #CuteOff pic.twitter.com/jfE6UZsIJg

— Bea's Bugs (@arthrobea) September 1, 2015

You think that is cute? #CuteOff (from http://t.co/c3CCVCMOsP) #beeflies pic.twitter.com/kU0STCFki0

— Erica McAlister (@flygirlNHM) September 1, 2015

DYK There are about 25 species of #loris worldwide. http://t.co/v7hpgvJWOe #CuteOff pic.twitter.com/tERIQoOgoq

— National Science Fdn (@NSF) September 1, 2015

Doesn’t get much cuter than jumping #spiders. Habronattus decorus says «Hi giant humans!» [photo: @Ibycter] #CuteOff pic.twitter.com/N9eSdJ9Ogb

— Catherine Scott (@Cataranea) September 1, 2015

I’m pretty sure we now have a winner in the #CuteOff competition. Seriously, what could be cuter than a baby frog? pic.twitter.com/u6MET61ZZS

— Andrew Snyder (@andrewsnyder87) September 1, 2015

I gotta contribute a nudibranch that looks like a fluffy bunny (Jorunna parva) to the #CuteOff. Go fluffy bunny slug! pic.twitter.com/7DO9h8CL85

— Milana Featherbottom (@sidetracht) September 1, 2015

It’s a #CuteOff folks! Look at these #ChesapeakeBay cownose rays! Can we get a SQUEE up in here?! pic.twitter.com/QJONfW63F7

— SmithsonianEnv (@SmithsonianEnv) September 1, 2015

А какое из этих милых животных и насекомых больше всего понравилось вам? Напишите нам в комментариях!

Теги: Интернет и связь, September #CuteOff than this cuter