Bandit sloth dies, zoo says
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Two Florida leaders have asked for state and federal investigations into Sloth World Orlando and its owners after more than 50 sloths shipped to Florida from South America died under its care,
The operators of Sloth World in Orlando blamed most of the deaths on cold weather and a lack of heating in the warehouse, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report.
Thirty-one sloths allegedly died in the care of the Orlando Sloth World attraction before the animal exhibit's grand opening date in the Florida vacation destination.