Alligator Farm welcomes baby sloth to family

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Grizzly and Teddy, St. Augustine Alligator Farm’s resident Hoffmann’s two-toed sloths, have welcomed a new baby into the world!

On Feb. 8 their fourth offspring arrived. At 37, Grizzly is one of the oldest sloths to give birth and 47-year-old-male Teddy is one of the oldest sloths ever recorded. Both mother and baby are doing well.

The Alligator Farm has an exhibit called Sloth Landing where you can get up close and personal with the Hoffman’s two-toed sloths. That’s where Teddy and Grizzly live. The pair were brought to the park on Anastasia Boulevard from Busch Gardens in 2019.

Guests can give the sloths fruits and vegetables while learning about the conservation of rainforest animals.

Mother and newborn will share a bit more time to spend on maternity leave in private quarters, but Teddy remains in their habitat to for any guests who are coming into the zoo to convey their good wishes in these early days.