Zoo Atlanta is celebrating the birth of a new Hoffmann's two-toed sloth earlier this month. The sloth was born to mom Nutella and dad Cocoa and has one sibling.
Georgia's Zoo Atlanta is celebrating the birth of a Hoffmann's two-toed sloth earlier this month. The sloth infant, which has not yet been publicly named, was born Aug. 9 to its mother, Nutella, 7, and father Cocoa, 31, Zoo Atlanta said in an Aug. 14 press release. It is Nutella's second child. Her first, a female named Olivia, was born in June 2023, the zoo said. 4 ENDANGERED AMERICAN RED WOLF PUPS BORN AT ST.
We are very excited about the birth of Nutella’s infant,' said Gina Ferrie, vice president of collections and conservation at Zoo Atlanta. Sloths, she said, 'have so many fascinating adaptations and behaviors that we can share with our members and guests.' Sloth pregnancies last for approximately 11 months to a year, something the zoo said is 'unusually long for the animal kingdom.
Zoo Atlanta works with the Sloth Conservation Project, a Costa Rica-based organization that rescues, rehabilitates and releases sloths. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle Nutella and her newest offspring can be seen at the Summer Sloth Habitat.
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