Excited dolphins got to hang out with a sloth during an aquarium’s coronavirus lockdown
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Is it just me or do those dolphins look extra happy to see a sloth?
Texas State Aquarium
The is currently closed to the public due to requirements, but that hasn’t stopped the animals inside from hanging out with new friends.
Texas State Aquarium staff have apparently been giving some animals a chance to explore parts of the aquarium and meet other creatures in different habitats. When a celebrity sloth named Chico got to meet some new dolphin buddies, the dolphins appeared to love the playdate.
The 3-year-old sloth took a break from his usual enclosure when the around the Gulf of Mexico exhibit, which included meeting ducks, seahorses and jellyfish. Because roaming around on his own would have been difficult, staff carried him around hanging by a large branch.