Do you know why sloths move so slowly? It’s because they have an extremely low metabolic rate, which means they move at a sluggish pace through the treetops. Get more facts on this sluggish tree-dweller: https://wwf.to/3S24wMN. | World Wildlife Fund

🦥 You all know...the one..the only———Chewbacca the sloth, one of our #StarWars named animals at the park! 😍 Chewie 💚💚💚 🌟 Though Chewie is no longer a baby like he is shown here, he’s still a fan favorite. 🥰 🗓️ He’ll be wishing everyone a happy #MayTheFourthBeWithYou a little later today, in his current age. 🎉 May the Force be with you, always! ✨🪐 | Tanganyika Wildlife Park

Chewie was really on the move this past week climbing all the way to the very top of his tree! He hardly EVER does that! After months of extra laid-back attitude, Chewie is on the MOVE! And so are WE! Lake Tobias Wildlife Park is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. thru October. AND we are also open on COLUMBUS DAY, Monday Oct. 12! So get movin’ like Chewie and visit the zoo! Our Drive-thru Safari with your own vehicle is a REAL HIT this season! And Fall is a GREAT time to be ou

Happy International Sloth Day! 🦥 They may not move like Jagger, but they will slow walk right into your heart when you see our Linnaeus’s Two Toed Sloth and NEW TO THE ZOO Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth! The Linnaeus’s Two Toed Sloth is native to the rainforests of northern South America. The Hoffman’s Two Toed Sloth looks like a teddy bear and can be found in the tropical forest tree canopies from Nicaragua to Peru and Central Brazil and northern South America, feeding on leaves, twigs, and fruits.