BELFAST Zoo has become home to a new resident - a female two-toed sloth called Priscita.
Aged one-and-a-half, Priscita transferred to Belfast from Straubing Zoo in Germany.
In her new home, she will enjoy the company of Belfast Zoo's resident male sloth, Enrique.
Native to Central and South America, two-toed sloths spend the majority of their lives upside down, in the trees. They eat, sleep, mate and give birth from their position high among the branches in the rainforest.
Linda Frew, Zoo Curator, said: "We are delighted to have a new female sloth at Belfast Zoo as they are one of our most popular species with visitors.
"Female two-toed sloths reach `full maturity' and can breed from when they’re three years old. They are pregnant for about six months.
"When born, baby sloths spend their first few weeks clinging closely to their mother. Priscita is only one and a half years old so they have plenty of time to get to know each other before we can hope for any babies."
