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Hangin' Out With A Newborn Sloth

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 24, 2009

DUNEDIN - When Larry Lipke welcomed a baby into the world this weekend, he counted toes to make sure the newborn was healthy. One. Two. Everything looked good.

Lipke, the owner of the Pet Safari store in Dunedin, discovered the baby two-toed sloth Sunday when two customers mentioned how cute it was. He was pretty surprised, considering he didn't even know his adult sloths were a breeding pair.

Sloths, which grow to be about 18 pounds, are the world's slowest mammal, according to National Geographic. The animals spend most of their lives hanging from trees, and young sloths generally spend their first five weeks of life clinging to their mother.

Chris Urso and Ray Reyes

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