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BABIES OF ANY SPECIES NEED
PROPER CARE AND LOVE TO FLOUR,
AND I GROW.
TODAY AT THE NATIONAL ARRIVE --
AIRY, IT WAS A BABY TWO-TOED
SLOTH.
HE WEARS ABOUT THREE AND A
HALF POUNDS.
WHEN HE FIRST CAME ON BOARD
HERE.
HE WAS JUST TWO POUNDS, AND NOW
HE WEARS THREE AND A HALF
POUNDS.
HE'S GROWING REALLY, REALLY
WELL.
EVENTUALLY HE'LL GROW TO BE
ABOUT 15 TO 20 POUNDS.
HE WAS PURCHASED PRESUME
PROCEEDER IN FLORIDA, AND HAS
BEEN LIVING AT THE AVIARY SINCE
EARLY FEBRUARY.
BUT WHY A SLOTH WHIP THE ARRIVE
-- AIRY FEATURES ONLY BIRD.
IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO LOOK
AT THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE RAIN
FOREST, WHICH HE HIS WILD
COUNTER ARE PARTS CALL HOME.
Reporter: THE SLOTH IS
BEING HAND-RAISED WITH THE
EXPECTATION THAT HE WILL BE
USED TO PARTICIPATE IN
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
SO HE HAS ALREADY STARTED
WORKING A ON SOME TRAINING HERE
WE'RE CARRYING ALL OF THESE
DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES WITH
FOOD.
Reporter: AND HIS FAVORITE
DISH?
SPINACH.
SOMETHING HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN
IN THE WILD BY STEALING FROM
BIRD'S NESTS.
WHEN VALENTINO DOES
SOMETHING WELL, WE MAKE SURE WE
HAVE LOTS OF TREATS TO GIVE
HIM.
Reporter: HE IS CURRENTLY
ON DISPLAY FOR THE PUBLISH LICK
TO SEE DURING HIS TWICE DAILY
FEEDING TIMES AT NOON AND 4:00
P.M.
VISITERS CAN ALSO BOOK A
PRIVATE 30-MINUTE ENCOUNTERER