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Tampa Zoo Names Baby Rhino After Rob Gronkowski

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Buccaneers star Rob Gronkowski has some new competition for attention in Tampa.

The ZooTampa at Lowry Park is the latest group to celebrate the tight end's return to the NFL by naming a baby rhino after him.

The zoo introduced the world to "Baby Gronk" in a video on Friday featuring a Buccaneers-themed baby shower for the rhinoceros.

"Two Gronks are better than one! We are thrilled to introduce our new baby Rhino calf, Gronk, named after Tampa Bay Buccaneer @RobGronkowski!" the zoo said in a tweet.

The human Gronk even made a video to welcome his namesake to the world.