Time is ticking and the Cincinnati Zoo's sloth named Lightning will soon be having a baby.The sloth is due anytime between now and October.The zoo announced Wednesday that the public has the chance to guess the date and time when you think the baby sloth will arrive. A winner who guesses the correct date and time will win a private Zoom call with Lightning and her new baby.It costs $5 to make a guess. You can guess as many times as you'd like.Funds raised will be used to care for the Cincinnati Zoo's sloths and to support our partners at The Sloth Institute in Costa Rica.All guesses must be submitted by Sept. 30 at 11:59 p.m.Click here to enter the sloth baby pool.Lightning is the live-in partner of Moe, a longtime resident of the zoo.Moe and Lightning are both two-toed sloths. An ultrasound at the beginning of the year confirmed that Lightning is expecting.Lightning became pregnant around October, and gestation for a sloth is around 10 to 11 months. Lightning is expected to deliver her newborn sometime this fall. Like everything sloths do, growing a baby takes a long time.This is the first sloth baby for the Cincinnati Zoo.Last week, Cincinnati Zoo officials provided an update saying Lightning has been practicing with a stuffed sloth so she's used to the sensation. They care team also removes the stuffed sloth so she can get used to them removing her baby for health checks.Lightning came to the zoo in 2019 on a breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan.She joined Moe, who has been at the zoo since 2006.Moe was orphaned in the wild. And being from the wild, his genetics are very valuable. Finally, after 15 years, Moe is going to be a father.The courtship took a long time. It wasn’t love at first sight, but the pair warmed up to each other and couldn’t stay 6 feet apart during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Time is ticking and the Cincinnati Zoo's sloth named Lightning will soon be having a baby.
The sloth is due anytime between now and October.
The zoo announced Wednesday that the public has the chance to guess the date and time when you think the baby sloth will arrive. A winner who guesses the correct date and time will win a private Zoom call with Lightning and her new baby.
It costs $5 to make a guess. You can guess as many times as you'd like.
Funds raised will be used to care for the Cincinnati Zoo's sloths and to support our partners at The Sloth Institute in Costa Rica.
All guesses must be submitted by Sept. 30 at 11:59 p.m.
Click here to enter the sloth baby pool.
Lightning is the live-in partner of Moe, a longtime resident of the zoo.
Moe and Lightning are both two-toed sloths. An ultrasound at the beginning of the year confirmed that Lightning is expecting.
Lightning became pregnant around October, and gestation for a sloth is around 10 to 11 months. Lightning is expected to deliver her newborn sometime this fall. Like everything sloths do, growing a baby takes a long time.
This is the first sloth baby for the Cincinnati Zoo.
Last week, Cincinnati Zoo officials provided an update saying Lightning has been practicing with a stuffed sloth so she's used to the sensation. They care team also removes the stuffed sloth so she can get used to them removing her baby for health checks.
Lightning came to the zoo in 2019 on a breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan.
She joined Moe, who has been at the zoo since 2006.
Moe was orphaned in the wild. And being from the wild, his genetics are very valuable. Finally, after 15 years, Moe is going to be a father.
The courtship took a long time. It wasn’t love at first sight, but the pair warmed up to each other and couldn’t stay 6 feet apart during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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