Zoo cares for six rescue sloths

FILE PHOTO: The Indianapolis Zoo is now the home to six rescued sloths.

Credit: Christina Wendlant/Pixabay

Credit: Christina Wendlant/Pixabay

FILE PHOTO: The Indianapolis Zoo is now the home to six rescued sloths.

A U.S. zoo is now home to six sloths that were rescued in Panama.

The Indianapolis Zoo is now taking care of the six animals that had lost their mothers, WTHR reported.

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Sloths are mingling with the human population as humans move into the sloth's normal habitat areas and are being killed in car accidents or are electrocuted when they use powerlines to get around, WTHR reported.

They are in quarantine until August when they're expected to be put on display with five other sloths at the Indianapolis Zoo, according to WTHR.

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