An adorable baby sloth is being raised by zookeepers after its mother гejeсted it.
The yet-to-be-named baby sloth was born on October 17 and is the first Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth ever born at the Brevard Zoo in Brevard County, Florida.
The first ever Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth born at the Brevard Zoo in Brevard County, Florida was born on October 17 weighing 11.2 ounces (pictured)
When zoo workers tried to introduce the mother, Tango, to her newborn (pictured), she showed ‘no interest’ in rearing her baby
‘But the new mother was not nursing, nor did she show interest in the newborn. Tango is a first-time mother whose inexperience likely led her to not care for the little one.’
Zookeepers like Lauren Hinson (pictured) are among the staff providing round-the-clock care for the newborn, including feeding it every 2.5 hours
Baby sloths often cling to their mothers, so the zookeepers gave the newborn its choice of materials to mimic its mother. In an ігoпіс twist, the material the baby chose is a sloth blanket from the zoo’s gift shop (pictured)
Adorable baby sloth is raised by zookeepers after mother гejeсted it
Every two-and-a-half hours, zoo staff feed the baby goat’s milk, and will likely not begin weaning for another five months.