Bandit, one of the sloths bound for the now-shuttered Sloth World attraction in Orlando, has died at the Central Florida Zoo.Dozens of sloths have already died after many were left in an unheated warehouse, according to a Captive Wildlife Report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Details of the 2024 and 2025 deaths of the 31 exotic animals are included in an August 2025 report of an unannounced routine inspection of the warehouse that was holding the sloths. The report was recently made public. The report blames cold stun after temperatures inside their warehouse dropped to the mid-40s in December.The sloths died before they were to be sent to the attraction on International Drive.The 13 surviving sloths from Sloth World continue to recover at the Central Florida Zoo in Sanford.In the latest update, the zoo said the animals are “receiving dedicated care from our animal and veterinary teams, with regular monitoring and treatment.”However, the zoo was keeping a close eye on Bandit, as he remained in guarded condition. He was a little over one year old and came in the worst shape, the zoo said.”He is dehydrated. He’s really weak. He’s showing a lot of signs of just weakness and not being able to really rally the way a lot of the others have, and he hasn’t responded to diet and fluids as well as some of the others have,” said Richard Glover, Central Florida Zoo CEO, the day prior to the sloth’s passing.The remainder of the sloths, imported from Guyana and Peru, will remain in quarantine for 30 days to assess their medical conditions. Glover said donations make a big difference for these sloths, with blood tests being the most expensive part of the sloths’ treatment.”There’s still a long road ahead, and we’re taking it one step at a time,” Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens said in a Facebook post.

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Bandit, one of the sloths bound for the now-shuttered Sloth World attraction in Orlando, has died at the Central Florida Zoo.

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Dozens of sloths have already died after many were left in an unheated warehouse, according to a Captive Wildlife Report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Details of the 2024 and 2025 deaths of the 31 exotic animals are included in an August 2025 report of an unannounced routine inspection of the warehouse that was holding the sloths. The report was recently made public.

The report blames cold stun after temperatures inside their warehouse dropped to the mid-40s in December.

The sloths died before they were to be sent to the attraction on International Drive.

The 13 surviving sloths from Sloth World continue to recover at the Central Florida Zoo in Sanford.

In the latest update, the zoo said the animals are “receiving dedicated care from our animal and veterinary teams, with regular monitoring and treatment.”

However, the zoo was keeping a close eye on Bandit, as he remained in guarded condition. He was a little over one year old and came in the worst shape, the zoo said.

“He is dehydrated. He’s really weak. He’s showing a lot of signs of just weakness and not being able to really rally the way a lot of the others have, and he hasn’t responded to diet and fluids as well as some of the others have,” said Richard Glover, Central Florida Zoo CEO, the day prior to the sloth’s passing.

The remainder of the sloths, imported from Guyana and Peru, will remain in quarantine for 30 days to assess their medical conditions.

Glover said donations make a big difference for these sloths, with blood tests being the most expensive part of the sloths’ treatment.

“There’s still a long road ahead, and we’re taking it one step at a time,” Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens said in a Facebook post.