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ONSCREEN CREDIT - Roger Williams Park Zoo
A sloth mum and her first baby are incredibly bonded and attached at the hip after a difficult birth that put both of their lives at risk.
An ultrasound of Fiona the six-year-old, two-toed Linnaeus sloth confirmed that she was pregnant after mating with the male sloth that shares her enclosure - six-year-old Westley.
Baby Beany was born at a whopping 691 grams - almost double the average of 350 to 400 grams for baby sloths - resulting in a difficult birth for first-time mum.
Fiona had to be put to sleep with anaesthesia and assisted by the vet in delivering her giant baby.
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