Gordita is our newest baby two-fingered sloth, only a couple of months old when she was rescued. Poor Gordita was found on the ground in Manuel Antonio, with no mom in sight! Little Gordita also had a really swollen arm. Luckily, it wasn’t fractured but instead an inflammatory reaction from a tick bite. We’ve never seen such a reaction from a tick bite in a sloth before!

After weeks of loving care, the inflammation is gone and bite area is finally healed. Gordita is eating well and gaining weight, she has already gained almost 200g in less than a month! She will keep learning and growing in our rehabilitation program until she is finally big enough to be released…