CMZoo announces top-voted name for baby sloth

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) has announced the name of one of the newest additions to its family, the baby Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth born on Dec. 18.

CMZoo said mother Aysan has been carrying her little girl on her belly as they hang out in the atrium of the Scutes Family Gallery. CMZoo’s social media followers voted for the pup’s new name, and the winner was “Olive,” with 1,400 votes.

According to CMZoo, sloths love the color green, as it’s the color of their favorite food and the algae that grows on them in the wild, and all of the frontrunner names followed that theme. “Olive” beat out runner-up name “Jade” by a long shot, having received three times the number of votes, followed by Emerald and then Forrest.

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