National Zookeepers Are Hand Raising Sloth Cubs After Mother Ate Two Of Three

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: Keepers are hand-raising this female sloth bear cub at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on March 18, 2014. The sloth bear mother, Khali, gave birth to three cubs on December 29th. Within 20 minutes after giving birth she injested one of the cubs and part of one the next day. It's not uncommon for carnivores to ingest stillborn cubs or even live cubs if they or the mother are compromised in some way. The keepers decided to hand-raise the surviving cub that "was not thriving". But, it's thriving now and being fed round the clock with warm milk, some yogurt and an orange. This isn't the first sloth born at the Zoo; there have been many. However, this is a first time zookeepers have raised one by hand. (Photo by Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: Keepers are hand-raising this female sloth bear cub at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on March 18, 2014. The sloth bear mother, Khali, gave birth to three cubs on December 29th. Within 20 minutes after giving birth she injested one of the cubs and part of one the next day. It's not uncommon for carnivores to ingest stillborn cubs or even live cubs if they or the mother are compromised in some way. The keepers decided to hand-raise the surviving cub that "was not thriving". But, it's thriving now and being fed round the clock with warm milk, some yogurt and an orange. This isn't the first sloth born at the Zoo; there have been many. However, this is a first time zookeepers have raised one by hand. (Photo by Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
National Zookeepers Are Hand Raising Sloth Cubs After Mother Ate Two Of Three
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