A Baby Sloth is Born in Scotland

May 12, 2026, 15:06
EuropeScience

Introduction

A baby sloth was born on May 11 at the Edinburgh Zoo. This is the first time a sloth was born in Scotland.

Main Body

The baby is named Atty. The zoo named him after David Attenborough. His parents are Feira and Nico. Atty will stay close to his mother for six months. Then he will eat leaves. Sloths come from South America. They sleep for 15 hours every day. People can see the baby sloth now. The zoo may change the opening times for the sloth area.

Conclusion

The Edinburgh Zoo is happy. Now people can visit the first baby sloth born in Scotland.

Learning

🕒 Talking About the Future

In the story, we see a simple way to talk about things that haven't happened yet: will.

How it works: Subject + will + action word →\rightarrow Something happens later.

Examples from the text:

  • Atty will stay close to his mother. →\rightarrow (He is with her now, and he stays for 6 months).
  • Then he will eat leaves. →\rightarrow (He does not eat leaves now, but he does it later).

🌍 Where things are from

Notice the phrase: "Sloths come from South America."

When we talk about the origin of animals or people, we use come from.

  • The Pattern: Name/Animal →\rightarrow come from →\rightarrow Place.
  • Example: I come from Spain. / Sloths come from South America.

Vocabulary Learning

baby (n.)
a young child or animal that has just been born
Example:The baby sloth is very cute.
baby
a very young child or animal
Example:The baby is sleeping in the crib.
sloth (n.)
a slow-moving, tree-dwelling animal
Example:The zoo has a sloth that sleeps most of the day.
sloth
a slow‑moving animal that lives in trees
Example:The sloth hung from the branch.
born (v.)
to come into existence as a living being
Example:A baby sloth was born on May 11.
born
to come into existence
Example:The baby was born yesterday.
Edinburgh (n.)
a city in Scotland
Example:The baby sloth was born at the Edinburgh Zoo.
zoo
a place where animals are kept for people to see
Example:We visited the zoo on Saturday.
Zoo (n.)
a place where animals are kept for public viewing
Example:The zoo named the baby after David Attenborough.
named
given a name
Example:The baby was named Atty.
first (adj.)
occurring before all others
Example:This is the first time a sloth was born in Scotland.
after
following in time or order
Example:He went to school after lunch.
parents (n.)
the mother and father of a child
Example:His parents are Feira and Nico.
parents
the mother and father of a child
Example:The parents were very proud.
close (adj.)
near in distance or relationship
Example:Atty will stay close to his mother.
stay
to remain in a place
Example:The baby will stay close to his mother.
eat (v.)
to consume food
Example:Then he will eat leaves.
close
near in space or time
Example:She kept the door close.
sleep (v.)
to rest with eyes closed
Example:Sloths sleep for 15 hours every day.
mother
the female parent of a child
Example:The mother held her baby.
months
units of time, about 30 days each
Example:She waited for six months.
eat
to consume food
Example:The sloth will eat leaves.
leaves
green parts of a plant
Example:The sloth likes to eat leaves.
sleep
to rest with eyes closed
Example:The sloth sleeps for fifteen hours.
hours
units of time, 60 minutes each
Example:They slept for fifteen hours.
people
human beings
Example:The people visited the zoo.
see
to look at
Example:People can see the baby sloth now.
now
at this time
Example:Now people can visit the zoo.
change
to make different
Example:The zoo may change the opening times.
opening
the time when something starts
Example:The opening of the zoo is at nine o'clock.