If you've ever wanted to visit, pet and even feed a real live sloth, the Calgary Boat and Outdoor Show might be an unexpected place to do that! But I would say this cutie was a star of the show!
WOW a sloth that is moving and surprisingly quickly! I have only seen them at zoos and at the Vancouver Aquarium which used to have one in itsWOW a sloth that is moving and surprisingly quickly! I have only seen them at zoos and at the Vancouver Aquarium which used to have one in its tropics gallery. Each time I would go to the aquarium I would go to the sloth exhibit and try to find the sloth in the trees and then I would wait and wait. Nothing would happen, so then I would go and see some of the other exhibits, come back, and still there would be no change. Finally, I would see the remainder of the exhibits and return, the sloth would still be in the same place. It seemed it was always happy to hang upside down on a branch, I believe the majority of the sloth species are nocturnal, so it was most likely sleeping. I did want it to wake up though, as I wanted to see just how slowly it would move. More ...