9 adorable Instagrams from Ohio zoos that will melt your heart

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden this week gained national attention by sharing stories of notable animals - a prematurely born hippo, Fiona, taking her first steps, and three Malayan tiger cubs.

Need more of the animals in Ohio zoos? Here are nine photos proving that they’re worth following on Instagram.

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Red pandas spend up to 13 hours a day foraging for bamboo, eating only the youngest, most tender leaves. #savingspecies #redpanda #cincinnati #closeenoughtocare #cincinnatizoo

A photo posted by Cincinnati Zoo (@cincinnatizoo) on Feb 1, 2017 at 6:16am PST

Animal care staff selected some stinky, mild and sharp names for the African painted dog pups born on October 16, 2016. The puppy cheese tray includes Nacho and Muenster, the two males, Bleu, Brie, Gouda, Queso, Colby, Swiss, Cotija, Mozzarella and Feta. #siblings #conservation #savingspecies #cincinnati #cincinnatizoo #closeenoughtocare #painteddog #africanpainteddog #dogs #dog #dogsofinstgram #puppies #puppy #puppiesofinstagram #puppylove

A photo posted by Cincinnati Zoo (@cincinnatizoo) on Jan 8, 2017 at 9:01am PST

🎉BABY ANIMAL! The first new arrivals of 2017 are four snake-necked turtles.🐢🐢🐢🐢 These tiny turtles hatched on Dec. 29, New Year’s Eve and two on New Year’s Day! #ColumbusZoo #turtle #turtlesofinstagram #snakeneckedturtle #ZooBorns #ZooBabies #AsSeenInColumbus #ExpCols #OhioGram

A photo posted by Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (@columbus_zoo) on Jan 6, 2017 at 12:51pm PST

"Is there anything on my face? I feel something cold."

A photo posted by Akron Zoo (@akronzoo) on Feb 9, 2017 at 10:33am PST

Hang in there! It's #friday ! #lemurs

A photo posted by Akron Zoo (@akronzoo) on Feb 3, 2017 at 9:03am PST

#monday . . #toledo #zoo #ohio #animalkingdom

A photo posted by Toledo Zoo (@thetoledozoo) on Feb 6, 2017 at 7:02am PST

NEW BABY ALERT! We are so excited to announce the birth of Ling, a baby Langur monkey

😍❤ Be sure to give her all the love! #toledo #zoo #ohio #animalkingdom #babyanimals

A photo posted by Toledo Zoo (@thetoledozoo) on Feb 2, 2017 at 10:59am PST

Sundays...

🐵 #SundayMorning #futureforwildlife

A photo posted by Cleveland Metroparks (@clevemetroparks) on Feb 5, 2017 at 6:10am PST

Owl be back.

🦉 #est1917

A photo posted by Cleveland Metroparks (@clevemetroparks) on Jan 25, 2017 at 11:00am PST

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