Visitors to the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul got a surprise on Wednesday when a two-toed sloth gave birth while on exhibit. The baby sloth was born to a 6-year-old female named Sago and a 3-year-old male named Ziggy. Video courtesy of Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. Video edited by Anne Guttridge. | MPR News

16-year-old sloth mother celebrated the start of the new year with the birth of a baby two-toed sloth! Credit: ZSL London Zoo via Storyful | storyful

A Baby Sloth Is Born in the Canopy, and It’s Pure Magic! In this heartwarming video, a group of lucky tourists witnesses an incredibly rare moment: a wild two-fingered sloth giving birth high in the treetops of Costa Rica’s South Caribbean region. Sloths usually give birth in the canopy, where their babies are born with eyes wide open and tiny claws ready to cling to their mother. It’s one of nature’s most beautiful and little-seen events, and we’re thrilled to share it with you. This video is a

A three-fingered baby sloth that fell out of a tree was reunited with its mom after staff members at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica played back a recording of the sound of its cries. | CNN