It is the first sloth to be born there, and it can be viewed in the park's Tropical House.
Fota Wildlife Park has announced the arrival of the first-ever baby sloth born at the park.
The two toed sloth, whose gender is still unknown, was born on the 30th of April to mother Talyta and father Matheo after a gestation of six months.
People can view the baby sloth in the Tropical House, which recently reopened to the public after closure due to the Covid pandemic.
Fota Wildlife Park is calling on the public to help name the baby sloth via the blog www.fotawildlife.ie/news.
** News** announcing the birth of the first-ever Linné’s two-toed #sloth to be born in Fota Wildlife Park. The baby whose gender is unknown was born on 30 April to mum Talyta & dad Matheo after a gestation of 6 months. Help choose the name https://t.co/qMjuWU8mXa #FotaWildlife pic.twitter.com/Bp8V7MzNwL
— Fota Wildlife Park (@fotawildlife) June 1, 2022
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