😴Two-toed sloth Athena takes #NatZooZen to a whole new level! This serial chiller 💤 sleeps 15-20 hours a day, but not because she's lazy! Sloths sleep to conserve the energy they get from their primary diet: leaves.🍃 While foliage does not provide a ton of nutrients, sloths' very slow metabolism allows them to function on less. #BringtheZootoYou #ClosedButStillCaring #SlothLife SLOTH FACTS: https://s.si.edu/3gvYwtJ | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

🦥Baby sloth update 🦥 Newborn two-toed sloths use the stomach of their mother as a cradle and are well camouflaged in their fur so it can be quite difficult to spot them. Why not come along this bank holiday weekend to see if you can spot our new arrival? Plan your adventure today: www.belfastzoo.co.uk | Belfast Zoo

Our new Linnes two-toed sloth baby looks to be very keen to wean! Baby sloths are typically nursed for around six months, but despite our newest addition being just five-weeks-old, it is already extremely eager to try mum’s crunchy vegetables for itself! We’re still not sure of the baby’s sex, so it hasn’t got a name yet, but keepers report it is big and very confident already! | Dudley Zoo