San Antonio Zoo welcomed its first baby sloth in 16 years
A two-toed sloth was born Oct. 25 to Animal Ambassadors Aluna and Sol. The baby is bonding with its mother behind the scenes, the first sloth birth at the zoo in 16 years.
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San Antonio Zoo's first baby sloth in 16 years was born Oct. 25, KENS 5 reported. The two-toed infant's parents are Animal Ambassadors Aluna and Sol.
The baby is bonding with its mother behind the scenes, so this is a birth announcement, not a date when the infant goes on public view. Sixteen years is the gap since the zoo's last sloth birth.
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San Antonio Zoo has a baby two-toed sloth, the first sloth born there in 16 years. The baby was born on October 25 to Aluna and Sol, two sloths the zoo calls Animal Ambassadors. Right now the baby is staying behind the scenes and bonding with its mother, so visitors may not see it yet. A two-toed sloth is a slow-moving animal that hangs from branches. Sixteen years is how long it has been since the last sloth birth at this zoo, and October 25 is this baby's birthday.
- Why keep a newborn animal behind the scenes at first?
- What does it mean for a zoo animal to be an ambassador?
- Why is a birth after 16 years a big event for a zoo?
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