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The Sloths Are Coming (Slowly) to a TV Near You!

Filmmaker Lucy Cooke's full length hour-long documentary "Too Cute! Baby Sloths" premiers this Saturday, December 17th at 8pm EST on Animal Planet. The film (and trailer below) features lots of baby Sloths, the residents of The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica, the world's only Sloth sanctuary. Most are orphans whose mothers have been killed by power lines or cars. These orphans have a new, if slightly unconventional mom in celebrated Sloth whisperer Judy Arroyo.

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Baby monkey rejected by mother finds new family of plush animals

Baby spider monkey, Estela, was shunned by her mother. To help her cope and ease the trauma of being rejected, the staff of The Melbourne Zoo are keeping Estela company 24 hours a day, and providing her with toys to help ease the trauma of being shunned. She has taken to clinging onto one as much as she can. Sooo cute!

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