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Name: Sloth Birthday Celebration
Start: 2026-08-20T11:00:00
End: 2026-08-20T15:00:00

Events

Sloth Birthday Celebration

A sloth eats flower petals while hanging upside down.

Thurs., August 20 | 11 am – 3 pm
Included with General Admission

#DidYouKnow Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloths sleep for an average of 15 hours a day?

Don’t “sleep” on this party fit for a sloth! Help the National Aviary’s Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloths celebrate their birthdays during our Sloth Birthday Celebration. Don’t move slowly (like a sloth), reserve tickets in advance.

Vivien is turning nine and Wookiee is turning 26!

Schedule of Activities; coming soon!

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Date & Time

August 20 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

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