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Several zoos have gone viral on social media over the weekend, after leaving hilarious reviews of their animals. Using the hashtag #rateaspecies, zoos, scientists, and academies of sciences all aired their thoughts on their animals in the style of an Amazon review.
Pretty much all of your favorite species got the treatment, with a few surprise five-star ratings in there and some scathing reviews of animals that have been "mis-sold" over the years.
Oregon Zoo left some great reviews of their animals, though they were a little stingy with the fifth star.
They weren't the only zoo to subtweet their own animals, with Los Angeles Zoo also having a pop at Koalas...
... and the Californian Academy of Sciences taking a shot at their albino alligator, Claude.
Ouch. After public outcry, they later upgraded this rating to a five.
Monterey Bay Aquarium was less favorable towards the river edition of the otter.
Scientists and zookeepers also leaped on the chance to leave scathing reviews of their mis-sold animals.
However, most people just used the opportunity to shower praise on their favorite animal in an amusing way. Here are some of our favorites.
Although, our favorite might have to be this one.
Or this one.
Or this one.
OK, they're all fantastic.
The reviews are still coming in thick and fast, so it's not too late to leave your own reviews of creatures that have perhaps pleasantly surprised you or you felt their performance was not up to par, or leave a review below in the comments.
