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.
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“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.”
These pregnancies, the zoo added, “are not easily confirmed,” adding to the …