Zoo welcomes baby sloth

Zoo Miami has a new bundle of joy.

For the first time, Zoo Miami has welcomed the birth of a baby two-toed sloth, zoo officials announced on Facebook last week.

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Mom's name is Marge, and the dad's dame is Montey, WFOR reported.

Zoo officials said they are not sure if the baby's a boy or a girl because it is difficult to tell in infants.

They think the baby was just under a pound at birth when it was born on July 16.

Mom and baby are in the zoo's "maternity ward" and are not in their public enclosure, WFOR reported.

Montey and Marge arrived separately at Zoo Miami from a private breeder in October 2016, zoo officials said.

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