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Just hanging out! Reina the two-toed sloth holds her newborn baby
- Reina the two-toed sloth gave birth to a healthy cub 14 meters above the ground at Bioparc Malaga.
- The newborn cub is about 20 centimeters long and clung to its mother from birth.
- Reina and the cub will stay indoors temporarily under veterinary care in the first days.
- The birth occurred during Bioparc's public opening hours in broad daylight.
- Reina gave birth outdoors despite preparations for indoor birth.
- Zookeepers will monitor the pair to support early life in the cub's first days.
- The newborn is a fully developed cub with retractable claws to cling to the mother.
- Reina's birth attracted visitors during the zoo's opening hours.
- Zoo officials described the moment as a rare spectacle at Bioparc Fuengirola.
- Reina's labor was mirrored by natural habitat behavior for sloths.
- Bioparc staff anticipate continued care for Reina and her cub.
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