Two New Blonde Bombshells Have Entered The Villa 💛
Channel: Toronto Zoo
Date: 2023-08-23

The Americas villa is excited to be welcoming two new residents💛

At the Mayan Temple, you may catch a glimpse of "Tootsie," a six-year-old female capybara who comes to us from @fresnochaffeezoo. Once she is settled, Wildlife Care staff will begin “howdy” introductions with our resident capybara Diego: a temporary howdy yard has been set up to safely gauge their reactions to each other. Upon arrival at your Toronto Zoo, “Tootsie” was initially very shy, but she has slowly been warming up to her keepers while in quarantine. She loves wading in her kiddie pool, chewing on browse, and is very interactive with her enrichment!

Meanwhile, preparations are underway in the Americas Pavilion primate wing for "Blondinette" (affectionately known as "Netty"), a female Linne’s two-toed sloth. Netty was born at the Montreal Biodome @espacepourlavie and will be turning eight years old in January. She won’t be moving in with Sally, our other sloth, but instead will be taking up residence with our second group of golden lion tamarins. Her quarantine Keepers describe her as expectedly slow but unexpectedly gentle!

It will take both of these new arrivals time to settle into their new habitats, but keep your eyes peeled for them in the coming weeks 👀