Moving right along, baby sloths really like to hug, nuzzle, and generally do all of the adorable things we demand of suitable domestic animal companions. They like contact so much, in fact, that they will literally starve to death and then come back and haunt whoever denied them cuddles.
Nothing illustrates this extreme cuddling dependency let's just call it what it is — an addiction, like to heroin or crack, only with a tiny sloth better than what happened when a baby sloth named Sjakie started making "I'm hungry noises" at a Dutch zoo earlier this week. Hope to see you soon! Subscribe to our monthly newsletter for all things wild about Florida — from airboat rides to over exotic and regional animals. Join us for a Wild adventure Monday through Saturday 9 a. Reservations can be made Monday through Saturday 8 a.
Closed Sundays. Privacy Policy Cookie Policy. Visitor photo — this is how close you can get to our sloths on our experience! Your sloth feeding experience will last at least 20 minutes, probably longer though, these are sloths after all.
It includes a souvenir cuddly toy sloth to take home so you can remember this very special experience and makes a fantastic gift for sloth-mad children and adults alike.
But you do get to hang out with our sloths! We have two, two-toed sloths in Sloth Forest, our new sloth enclosure in our Tropical Trails exhibit. Tuppee, our male, is 26 years old and Lightcap, our female, is 36 years old. Their new enclosure has been specially adapted for our retired sloths. It has low hanging branches and a soft floor to help them reach the ground more easily.
And a biomass heating system, combined with sprinklers, makes sure the humidity mimics their natural rainforest habitat and helps to soothe their creaking bones and joints! Very kind and making sure my daughter had a wonderful time!
We were very surprised how close my daughter could get to the sloths, feeding the sloths and even touched them. The perfect length of time, wonderful gift at the end. Helping sloth conservation? They are doing the exact opposite. Organizations who host events like this tend to prioritize making money over protecting the welfare of the animal. Every single day we are witnessing first-hand the devastating impact of the demand for hands-on wildlife encounters.
The men holding the sloth had connections with local taxi drivers who were waiting at the Limon port as a cruise ship arrived. Hundreds of people getting off the cruise ship were wanting to see a sloth, and the taxi drivers knew exactly where to take them. That sloth was never rescued. It is either still being held today, or has died from the trauma.
We have absolutely nothing to gain from this situation. Plenty of accredited zoos and aquariums have very ethical sloth encounter experiences available. Here are the top 5 things to look out for:. It is easy to feel powerless, but every single one of us has an important role to play. Educate as many people as you can about these issues, and make sure that you properly research any sloth encounter before participating in it. If we all shout loud enough, we can instigate change.
We stopped sloth yoga. We stopped sloth sleepovers. We stopped sloth swimming lessons. We can stop this too. If you know of an organization using sloths in this way, do not be afraid to reach out to them directly to express your concerns!
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