{"id":629562,"date":"2025-12-13T04:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T04:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/629562\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T04:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T04:59:47","slug":"edinburgh-zoo-welcomes-second-sloth-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/629562\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Zoo welcomes second sloth bear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A second sloth bear has arrived at Edinburgh Zoo. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rajath, a male sloth bear, joined the facility in Edinburgh months after the arrival of Cipisek, who joined the zoo in July from the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old, who arrived from Berlin Zoo, will spend some time settling in before being introduced to Cipisek.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ee148c64d57fdd023d5990ad5e7d086b-1765534307.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1948\"   alt=\"The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland\u2019s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed a second male sloth bear, named Rajath.\"\/>Berlin ZooThe Royal Zoological Society of Scotland\u2019s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed a second male sloth bear, named Rajath. Berlin Zoo<\/p>\n<p>Lucky visitors may have the chance to catch a glimpse of Raj as he explores\u00a0his\u00a0specially-designed\u00a0habitat\u00a0in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Cipisek and Raj will then be introduced to a new enclosure in the coming weeks, which mimics the bears\u2019 natural habitat.<\/p>\n<p>Sloth bears can be found across large parts of India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, as well as the southern lowlands of Nepal and presumably Bhutan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/de39d84ae2aa503cdb0705196e637bae-1765534271.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"   alt=\"The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland\u2019s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed a second male sloth bear, named Rajath.\"\/>Berlin ZooThe Royal Zoological Society of Scotland\u2019s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed a second male sloth bear, named Rajath. Berlin Zoo<\/p>\n<p>The species is listed as vulnerable in the wild with a decreasing population estimated to be less than 10,000.<\/p>\n<p>Vanishing forests and grassland homes for sloth bears has been noted, while many fall victim to poachers.<\/p>\n<p>Edinburgh Zoo hopes the two additions to the facility can inform visitors about the animals and how to help protect them in the wild.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2fe5e7f2e6bb7539f2788eb98cb8171c-1765534283.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\"   alt=\"The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland\u2019s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed a second male sloth bear, named Rajath.\"\/>Berlin ZooThe Royal Zoological Society of Scotland\u2019s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed a second male sloth bear, named Rajath. 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