WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 At Palm Beach Zoo, a Hoffman\u2019s two-toed sloth is teaching golden lion tamarins the art of taking it easy.<\/p>\n
The tree-dwelling species now share a newly opened habitat, complete with a thick canopy that brings a slice of South American forest to South Florida.<\/p>\n
See also: 1 year after Helene: Treasure Island residents optimistic despite damage, city setbacks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The habitat opened over Labor Day weekend with Tamarins frolicking in treetops while sloths hang from branches. Zoo officials<\/a> highlighted that the expansive network of vines, ropes, and tunnels encourages exploration.<\/p>\n “This habitat is not only a golden lion tamarin habitat but also a Hoffman’s two-toed sloth habitat. So we have two different species within the habitat,” Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society official Devin Clarke told the AP<\/a>. ” Naturally, they’d be interacting in the wild as well. So, we’re happy to show off that natural ability as well.”<\/p>\n According to the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute<\/a>, in the early 1970s, there were as few as 200 golden lion tamarins in the wild. They were upgraded from critically endangered to endangered in 2003 following intensive conservation efforts.<\/p>\n Officials say the exhibit is designed to spark a deeper connection with animals and inspire conservation.<\/p>\n Find more ways to stay up to date with your latest local news. Sign up for our newsletter<\/a> to get the day’s top headlines delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our YouTube channel <\/a>for the biggest stories and can’t miss video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 At Palm Beach Zoo, a Hoffman\u2019s two-toed sloth is teaching golden lion…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":260760,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[4788,9562,2535,136571,1753,136573,159,7049,136572,67,132,68,837],"class_list":{"0":"post-260759","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-conservation","9":"tag-endangered-species","10":"tag-exploration","11":"tag-golden-lion-tamarins","12":"tag-habitat","13":"tag-palm-beach-zoo","14":"tag-science","15":"tag-south-florida","16":"tag-two-toed-sloth","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-wildlife"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115280814011720327","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}