Overview
- The Linne’s two-toed sloth, born Monday, marks the first recorded sloth birth in Scotland.
- Keepers named the newborn Atty in honor of Sir David Attenborough, who turned 100 last week.
- Atty was born to first-time parents Feira and Nico, and staff say both mother and baby are healthy and resting.
- Visitors can see the Sloth House from 2pm Wednesday, though the zoo says opening times will vary in the coming weeks.
- For the first six months the calf clings to its mother and learns safe foods by sampling leaves from her mouth, a behavior common to sloths native to South American forests.