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Two sloth bear cubs, a vulnerable species, born at National Zoo
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January 7, 2026
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as posted by the channelTwo sloth bear cubs have been born at the National Zoo. The births, which occurred Dec. 7, were announced Tuesday.
The mother sloth bear, Molly, came to the zoo in April from a zoo in Kansas, in accordance with a breeding plan from a national zoo organization concerned with the survival of vulnerable species.
Zookeepers “observed breeding behaviors” in July between Molly and both of the two males, but have not yet determined which of the male bears is the father. DNA testing, at the zoo’s genomics lab, should clear it up, the zoo said.
Sloth bears are considered vulnerable, with 20,000 or fewer remaining in the wild, according to the Smithsonian. Despite their name, they are not related to sloths.
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