Naukowcy opublikowali na jednym z serwisów społecznościowych zdjęcia "najsłodszych" zwierzaków, z jakimi kiedykolwiek mieli styczność. Przymiotnik "słodki" potraktowali z przymrużeniem oka. Są wśród nich nawet roztocza.
Te zdjęcia są efektem wyzwania, jakie zgotowali sobie naukowcy na Twitterze. Polegało na opublikowaniu fotografii z hasztagiem #CuteOff, która przedstawiałaby "najsłodsze" zwierzę, z jakim mieli stycznośc w swojej pracy naukowej. Oto wyniki rywalizacji:
Time to invert up this #CuteOff! @Buehler_on_Oahu & I find the cutest from each phylum http://t.co/TAwG2pRhek (fixed) pic.twitter.com/jWTCdUtKde— Dr. Christie Wilcox (@NerdyChristie) September 3, 2015
Awwwwwww, scientists compete for world’s cutest creature with #CuteOff http://t.co/iLhz9Hn9HU (Pic via @arthrobea) pic.twitter.com/0WR87NfMvw— ScienceAlert (@ScienceAlert) September 3, 2015
According to social media, these are the world's cutest animals > http://t.co/gWZdstdjh6 #CuteOff pic.twitter.com/KZPzxYMWo3— Discovery (@Discovery) September 2, 2015
Whatever you call them--tardigrades, water bears, moss piglets--they sure are cute! #CuteOff http://t.co/anPPQVdy06 pic.twitter.com/4zWrr4rvip— AMNH (@AMNH) September 1, 2015
baby echidnas are called puggles. 'nuff said. #CuteOff #TeamMammal pic.twitter.com/RvVQVGWZvq— Alexandra DeCandia (@adecandia93) 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
#BigBlueLive has got #CuteOff pics for days. Case in point... #KrillinIt pic.twitter.com/pYVLxGnAXE— PBS (@PBS) September 1, 2015
What makes an animal cute, anyway? The greatest hits of #CuteOff by @Paleophile http://t.co/JCMCp1Omx0 via @SlateWild— Laura Helmuth (@laurahelmuth) September 2, 2015
The Science of Adorable: What It Take to Win #CuteOff http://t.co/7vn3hzhvS1 pic.twitter.com/huXM6WgZar— Live Science (@LiveScience) September 3, 2015
Juvenile coast horned lizard found on McGinty Mountain. Photo by John Martin #USFWS #CuteOff pic.twitter.com/mN0G3dLOrH— US Fish and Wildlife (@USFWS) September 2, 2015
Scientists have a #cuteoff on Twitter, things get heated in best way http://t.co/jWsuKy8zr8 pic.twitter.com/m7ML1NTzVD— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) September 2, 2015
You think that is cute? #CuteOff (from http://t.co/c3CCVCMOsP) #beeflies pic.twitter.com/kU0STCFki0— Erica McAlister (@flygirlNHM) September 1, 2015
Autor: mar/mk / Źródło: Twitter