Newborn sloth makes appearance at Salisbury Zoo

A baby sloth has made its first public appearance with its mother at the Salisbury Zoo, the city announced Saturday.

Zoo staff members have been monitoring the mother and baby in their enclosure to make sure the newborn is nursing.

A zookeeper found the baby last month while cleaning at the sloth exhibit, the city said. It's the first birth for Buttercup, a 7-year-old sloth at the zoo.

If the sloths are outside, visitors may see the baby clinging to its mother's chest, the city said.

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