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Ohio’s Cincinnati Zoo expecting its first baby sloth
CINCINNATI — A new baby is on the way at Ohio’s Cincinnati Zoo. In a video streamed Wednesday on Facebook Live, zookeepers announced that Lightning, an 8-year-old two-toed sloth, is pregnant. The baby, due in September or October, will be the first-ever “slowbie” born at the zoo and Lightning’s first with partner Moe,...
Long-lived sloth at John Ball Zoo Dies
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of John Ball Zoo's longest residents has passed away. Linus, the zoo's Linne’s two-toed sloth was put down after a mass was found in his nose in 2020. Born in 1982 at Milwaukee County Zoo, Linus made the move to Grand Rapids as a one-year-old...
A Lazy Sloth
Lyrics Z-Z-Z A lazy sloth. Z-Z-Z A lazy sloth. Not today! Nap all day. Sleep all night. Yes, I am a lazy sloth. With three toed arms, I can move, move, move. I’m doing my best! The slowest mammal here on earth. Z-Z-Z A lazy sloth. Z-Z-Z A lazy...
Mom and baby Sloth electrocuted, saved by firefighters
On February 10, the Toucan Rescue Ranch received a call from a local fire station, just west of San José, Costa Rica, stating that they had rescued two electrocuted sloths and were on their way to our rescue center. The Acosta firefighters had received reports of a local power outage...
Aquarium introduces New Sloth to visitors
There is a new face at the East Idaho Aquarium in Idaho Falls., but only a few visitors were able to see him. The aquarium introduced their new two-toed sloth named Wookie to only a few fans of the aquarium Sunday, because her exhibit is not quite ready yet....
Sloth lady of Suriname
Pool says she’s fascinated with sloths and can watch them for hours. “People often think they are lazy, but they aren’t,” she says. “They just contemplating where to grab onto next.” (Justin Mott) (Photo by Justin Mott) Monique Pool, known to many as the “Sloth Lady,” is somewhat of a...
How Did Slowness Become The Sloth's Secret To Survival?
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode It Takes Time It's easy to see why sloths have become icons of laziness. But zoologist Lucy Cooke says behind their leisurely pace is a marvelous evolutionary advantage that is the secret to their survival. About Lucy Cooke Lucy Cooke is...
Moody Gardens’ two-toed sloth predicts Super Bowl winner
A local sloth has decided: The Kansas City Chiefs will win the Super Bowl this Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Most people know Feb. 2 as Groundhog Day, a wonderful time when a rodent predicts how much longer winter will last, when we rewatch the eponymous Bill Murray-Andie MacDowell...
Orphaned Sloth rescued after being hit by car
Meet Muffin. Muffin is an orphaned three-fingered sloth who was found roadside, cold and alone, after being hit by a car. Upon arrival at Toucan Rescue Ranch, he was unresponsive, and we were unsure if he would survive. Our Vet Team took action to tackle the symptoms with an aggressive...
Chico, Texas State Aquarium's two-toed sloth, dies
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Workers over at the Texas State Aquarium are mourning as they announced the loss of a very special resident. Chico, their Linnaeus' two-toed sloth, died Tuesday morning. According to a post on their official Facebook page, the Aquarium's Bird and Mammal Team recently noticed that Chico...
Sloth hitches a bus ride in Brazil
At times, the internet has a lot of things in store that we can never imagine in our wildest of dreams. One such instance took place in Brazil that not only tickled the funny bone but warmed everyone's hearts as well. Coming from a city named Recife in the South...
Sippin with Sloths
FRANKFORD, Del.- Salted Vines Vineyard had an event Wednesday to show off their new wine, which was inspired by some cute animals. The winery and Barn Hill Preserve have teamed up for an event called “Sippin with Sloths” in the past and on Wednesday they hosted another one of these...
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Ohio’s Cincinnati Zoo expecting its first baby sloth
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Orphaned Sloth rescued after being hit by car
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