BATTLE CREEK, MI — Binder Park Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a Linne’s two-toed sloth baby, the first birth of its kind at the facility in nearly 25 years.
The baby sloth was born March 3 to parents Thea, 17, and Chip, 26.
Staff discovered Thea’s pregnancy during a routine exam in February, making the birth an unexpected development after animal care workers believed pregnancy was unlikely due to treatment for a past health issue…