Henry Vilas Zoo welcomes two-toed sloth Nentas

Wild Side: Meet Chewy, a two-toed sloth from Tanganyika

Bean, our 4-year-old Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, isn't just a caramel-colored, upside-down smiling face. She's an avid explorer and an A student with an enviable nap schedule. While sloths are only active for about 4 to 6 hours every day, Bean makes the most of her waking hours. She is very smart and eager to train with her keepers, often offering a behavior before keepers ask. Trained behaviors like target training and 'hang out,' a cue that asks Bean to hang from her back legs and stretch down,

Two-toed sloth

Two Toed Sloth Facts | Anatomy, Diet, Habitat, Behavior - Animals Time

Happy 21st birthday to Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, Chalupa! We caught her 'hanging out' with her keepers in Scutes Family Gallery while enjoying some delectable sloth delights, like primate chow and big pieces of leafy green lettuce. While that might not sound like an equal comparison to a slice of birthday cake to us humans, Chalupa LOVES lettuce, particularly the soft, leafy bits. She's not a huge fan of the crunchier parts, and the birthday girl gets what the birthday girls wants (along with t

What Do Sloths Eat? Sloth Diet, Food, and Digestion — The Sloth Conservation Foundation

Our resident Linne's two-toed sloth, Patience, enjoying a fresh salad. These sloths are primarily herbivores. Her diet at the zoo consists of romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce, a small amount of collard greens, kale, cooked sweet potato, cooked carrot, squash, a small amount of apple or pear, and biscuits made for zoo herbivores. Her favorite food is ripe pear. Patience knows it's important to eat your veggies! #bmd #boonshoftmuseum #sloths #linnestwotoedsloth | Boonshoft Museum of Discovery