two-toed sloth
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The sloth, who is unnamed as of now, is the child of an 18-year-old female Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth named Bonnie and a 25-year-old male sloth named Cocoa. — Suzannah Weiss, Teen Vogue, "Baby Sloth Born at Zoo Atlanta," 8 Nov. 2018 The Linnaeus's two-toed sloth is one of the slowest mammals in the world. — Alex Stuckey, Houston Chronicle, "Texas State Aquarium brings its sloth count to two," 29 May 2018 The aquarium also recently started a survival plan for two Linnaeus’ two-toed sloths living in the Caribbean Journey exhibit. — Alex Stuckey, San Antonio Express-News, "Texas State Aquarium doubles down on wildlife rescue, rehabilitation after Harvey," 3 June 2018 The aquarium announced this week that a young male Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, named Chico, will be joining his female counterpart, 4-year-old Xena, in the aquarium's Caribbean Journey exhibit. — Alex Stuckey, Houston Chronicle, "Texas State Aquarium brings its sloth count to two," 29 May 2018 Baby Ruth, a female Linne's two-toed sloth, was born Jan. 28 to a sloth named Charlotte Greenie, who's 21 years old. — Terry Gardner, latimes.com, "Just in time for Mother's Day: zoo babies in the West," 6 May 2018 His neighbor, Vivien, a two-toed sloth, was booked solid for the day at $150 per half-hour. — Clare Ansberry, WSJ, "Sloths Hot, Armadillos Not: Zoos Seek Affection for Overlooked Species," 29 Mar. 2018 Last year, as a present to himself for his 44th birthday, John Santore paid $150 to spend a half-hour with the aviary’s first two-toed sloth, Valentino. — Clare Ansberry, WSJ, "Sloths Hot, Armadillos Not: Zoos Seek Affection for Overlooked Species," 29 Mar. 2018 Pittsburgh's indoor zoo dedicated to birds has an adorable new member: a baby two-toed sloth. — sacbee, "Watch: Zoo introduces baby sloth to public, and it’s too cute | The Sacramento Bee," 11 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'two-toed sloth.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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