Utility workers in Florida mistakenly discover a giant ground sloth fossil from 11,000 years ago.
A utility crew digging trenches in Florida stumbled upon a fossilized part of a giant ground sloth dating back around 11,000 years, a creature initially named by Thomas Jefferson. The crew, working in Manatee County to lay down a waterline, initially thought they’d uncovered a regular tool buried underground. “They thought it was just a […]
Too cute: Zoo Atlanta welcomes adorable baby two-toed sloth
Zoo Atlanta in Georgia celebrated the birth of a Hoffman’s two-toed sloth earlier this month. The baby sloth, whose name has not yet been released, was born on August 9 to mother Nutella, 7, and father Cocoa, 31, Zoo Atlanta announced in a press release on August 14. This is Nutella’s second baby; the zoo […]
Police rescue sloth on the road
TO THE RESCUE: A sloth that was in danger of being run over on a highway in Campoverde, Peru, was rescued by police and … source
Florida zoo welcomes furry baby Hoffman’s two-toed sloth
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An adorable, furry baby Hoffmann’s sloth has made its debut at a Florida zoo. Zookeepers at the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society have been monitoring the baby sloth and its mother, Wilbur, since they witnessed the birth early on January 23rd. “This happened right in front of my eyes […]