Dudley Zoo welcomes two-toed sloth
Dudley Zoo has welcomed a brand new species.
Reggie, a Linne's two-toed sloth, has arrived at the attraction from Amazon World Zoo Park on the Isle of Wight.
Curator Richard Brown said: “This is a species we’ve wanted as part of our expanding animal collection for many years so it’s great we’ve been able to welcome Reggie and we know he’ll be a very popular addition with our visitors.
“Hopefully in the future he will be joined by a female so we can be in a breeding position.”
Reggie has temporarily moved in with Tilda and Frank, a pair of Coppery titi monkeys and Francisco and Santiago, two Goeldi monkeys in the former indoor lynx enclosure, while a new purpose-built enclosure will be built in place of the tortoise enclosure in the coming weeks.
To allow Reggie to settle into his new home, the four small primates have been taken off-show for a few days before keepers begin a gradual introduction process.
