Indianapolis Zoo Welcomes Six Rescue Sloths From Panama

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Who can resist adorable baby sloths?

Six new rescue slots from Panama have been moved to the Indianapolis Zoo. They join the current five — Quinto, Harvey, Sid, Wilson, and ET— to make one big, happy sloth family. Once the new sloths have adjusted to their environment, they will be ready to meet guests in a few weeks.

The six new sloths are currently undergoing “a quarantine process to ensure they’re healthy before being introduced to the other species here,” zoo officials said. The sloths are being fed and trained daily, and veterinarians conduct wellness checks every day.

Indianapolis Zoo area manager Meagan Keen recently traveled to Panama to bring back the six new additions from the Panamerican Conservation Association, the zoo said in a statement.

The APPC is a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center with a sloth sanctuary. The goal of the organization is to re-release sloths after rehabilitation unless under certain circumstances they partner with groups like the Indianapolis Zoo to find safe homes in the even the animal survive in the wild on its own.

Talking about the new sloths, the Indianapolis Zoo said, “Many of these sloths were orphaned at very young ages. Some mothers died due to injuries after storms or domestic dog attacks.”

By: Maytinee Kramer