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Claire Galloway

13-year-old goes viral after buying sister 'hugging bear' from Edinburgh Zoo

A 13-year-old girl's act of sisterly love has tugged on Twitter users' heart strings.

Alicia Anderson shared the photo of a stuffed panda toy bought for her buy her sister after a visit to Edinburgh Zoo.

As if buying the teddy for her big sister wasn't sweet enough,the young teen's heartfelt message was a deal breaker.

She wrote: "Look what I got you a hugging bear for when you're upset or stressed."

On Twitter, Alicia said: "13 year old wee sister went to Edinburgh zoo the day and text me this greetin real tears omg wit a blessing of a baby sis."

The post has since received over two thousand likes - presumably from users who are wishing their sibling was that nice.

Edinburgh Zoo is always sharing adorable footage, you can check out this video of their newest tiger here .

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