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31 Sloths Died At Sloth World
April 26, 2026
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Everyone loves the slow-moving, tree-living animals found only in tropical rainforests. But earlier this week, we learned of this horrific story of the animals dying en masse while waiting for their exhibit to open. The animals had been stored in a small warehouse that had previously been used for storing vehicles. There was no heating, no running water, and no ventilation.
The company had said a virus took the animals, but that was a lie. The information from FWC is from a report last year, but was only released this week in response to an FOI request. And when the story came out, there was universal condemnation. On Wednesday, their website shut down. And late this afternoon, the company behind it declared bankruptcy and said it will never open. Source: NBC Dozens of sloths destined for a Florida slotharium died in a warehouse or while in transit to the Orlando attraction, state wildlife officials said. The 31 deaths occurred between December 2024 and February 2025, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said in a report recently released. The majority of the sloths died in an unheated warehouse while awaiting transfer to the still unopened Sloth World exhibit, the report said. An unannounced routine inspection at the Orlando warehouse in August by the FWC uncovered the deaths, according to the report.read more
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