Sloth Born in Dunedin
A baby two-toed sloth born at a Dunedin pet store doesn't have a name yet, but it's a star.The 7-month-old sloth from Pet Safari was featured on CNN, anchor Anderson Cooper's new daytime talk show on Friday. Cooper apparently loves sloths, so his show's producers surprised him by flying the sloth and its owner, Larry Lipke, to New York to appear on the episode titled "Pet Extravaganza."
Not so fast Mr. Sloth—The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. Plants in their environment give them a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South American rain forest home.
Click on the above title in green for a larger picture of mom, dad, and baby.
For more information on Sloths click here for National Geographic article.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:27



