Atty boy! Scotland's first baby sloth is born at Edinburgh Zoo - and named after Sir David

By CLAIRE ELLIOT, SCOTTISH GENERAL NEWS REPORTER Published: 19:54, 12 May 2026 | Updated: 19:54, 12 May 2026 Snuggling comfortably in his mother’s fur, newborn Atty was welcomed to the world just two days ago just as her namesake turned 100. The Linne’s two-toed sloth is the first to be born in Scotland, with his birth hailed a ‘major milestone’ by keepers at Edinburgh Zoo. The tiny creature, native to the tropical forests of South and Central America, arrived on Monday to first time parents Feira and Nico. Named Atty in honour of Sir David Attenborough, who celebrated his 100th birthday just days earlier, he will spend the next six months clutching to his mother and sampling food directly from her mouth. Scotland's first-ever baby sloth has been born at Edinburgh Zoo Atty was born to first-time parents Feira and Nico, both aged six Head keeper Jess Brown said his arrival was ‘groundbreaking’ not just for the zoo, but for Scotland. She added: ‘Seeing a sloth baby clinging to mum for the very first time has been so special for the whole team and we can’t wait for visitors to see little Atty. ‘He is already showing plenty of personality and visitors might spot a tiny face peeking out from mum’s fur. Nico and Feira are both beautiful animals and a fan-favourite with our visitors so we’re confident he’ll be a big hit’. The zoo said mum and baby are ‘currently resting’ but visitors will be able to visit the sloth house from 2pm on Wednesday, though opening times for the enclosure may vary over the coming weeks. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.