{"id":265257,"date":"2026-05-10T00:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T00:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/265257\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T00:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T00:34:07","slug":"sloth-named-mr-ginger-in-critical-condition-at-central-florida-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/265257\/","title":{"rendered":"Sloth named ‘Mr. Ginger’ in critical condition at Central Florida Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The zoo took in 13 of the surviving animals tied to the “Sloth World” investigation. Mr. Ginger is the smallest and youngest sloth in the group.<\/p>\n

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 More sloths have reportedly died as an investigation continues into the failed “Sloth World” attraction in Orlando.<\/p>\n

A previous report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)<\/a> revealed that the animals were imported from South America and brought to a facility on International Drive to eventually be part of the public exhibit at “Sloth World.”<\/p>\n

According to the report, the warehouse was not properly set and ready to receive the sloths, with a staff member telling investigators that the building had no water and no electricity \u2014 and that it was “too late to cancel the shipment” of sloths.<\/p>\n

“Multiple space heaters were purchased but had to be powered with an extension cord from a different building,” the FWC report stated.<\/a> “The space heaters tripped the fuse and shut down and it appears that at least for one night, the sloths were in the cold building without heat. There was no one present overnight to correct this.”<\/p>\n

RELATED: Sickness, cold killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse in 2024 and 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The Central Florida Zoo took in 13 of the surviving animals, three of which have since passed away.<\/a><\/p>\n

Among the survivors is Mr. Ginger, the smallest and youngest sloth in the group. The Central Florida Zoo shared an update Friday confirming he is in critical condition and intensive care.<\/p>\n

The zoo shared photos of the tiny fighter, showing him basking in the Florida sunshine, sitting patiently on a scale while veterinarians check his weight and investigating a green bean between naps as he blends in with his plush toys.<\/p>\n

PHOTOS: Mr. Ginger the sloth<\/p>\n

The sloths are currently housed behind the scenes in a special off-display habitat area where they are quarantining. The zoo has been working to make sure they receive the best care possible.<\/p>\n

“Many of these animals will require lifelong assistance from humans to be given the opportunity to thrive, all of them having been in human care since arriving in the country,” the zoo wrote on its website.<\/p>\n

The latest updates on the sloths and ongoing conservation efforts can be viewed on the Central Florida Zoo’s website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The zoo took in 13 of the surviving animals tied to the “Sloth World” investigation. Mr. Ginger is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-265257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}