The adorable Linne’s two-toed sloth arrived on Monday to first-time parents Feira and Nico, and has been named Atty.
Scotland’s first-ever baby sloth has made his debut at Edinburgh Zoo after being born on Monday. The adorable little Linne’s two-toed sloth is the baby of first-time parents Feira and Nico, both aged six, marking a historic milestone for the zoo.
Keepers at the wildlife conservation charity The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s have named the baby boy Atty in honour of Sir David Attenborough. For the first six months of his life he will grip tightly to mum Feira’s stomach and will soon begin learning which leaves are safe to eat by sampling food directly from her mouth. Mum and baby are currently resting.
Visitors can share in the good news and visit the sloth house from 2pm Wednesday 13 May. Opening times of the sloth house will vary over the coming weeks and visitors are recommended to check opening hours on arrival at the zoo. Jess Brown, head keeper said: “This is groundbreaking not just for Edinburgh Zoo, but for Scotland.
Seeing a sloth baby clinging to mum for the very first time has been so special for the whole team and we can’t wait for visitors to see little Atty. ” “He is already showing plenty of personality and visitors might spot a tiny face peeking out from mum’s fur. Nico and Feira are both beautiful animals and a fan-favourite with our visitors so we’re confident he’ll be a big hit! ”.
Little Atty follows the arrival of a cute capybara pup at the zoo, the first in Scotland for nearly two decades. Visitors can book zoo tickets to say hello to the baby online in advance and save at edinburghzoo.org.uk/tickets .
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