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Meet Jagger, Detroit Zoo's First Sloth Bear In Decades

Jagger, a 3-year-old sloth bear, is the first of her kind at the Detroit Zoo in decades, according to park officials.

The Detroit Zoo welcomed its newest addition to the habitat Wednesday, a 3-year-old sloth bear​.
The Detroit Zoo welcomed its newest addition to the habitat Wednesday, a 3-year-old sloth bear​. (Detroit Zoo)

ROYAL OAK, MI — The Detroit Zoo welcomed its newest addition to the habitat Wednesday, a 3-year-old sloth bear.

Jagger is the first sloth bear at the Detroit Zoo in decades, according to zoo officials.

Zoo officials said Jagger is still behind the scenes for now, but she'll be venturing outdoors in the next week.

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In addition, any Giving Zoo Day donations will go toward helping Jagger get situated with her new habitat, according to zoo officials.

The zoo is planning on buying her a wobble chair, a food ball, and more to enhance her new habitat, according to zoo officials.

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"Here’s the cherry on top - thanks to the generous Jeffrey Farber Family Foundation, your kindness will have double the impact! Every donation up to $5,000 will be matched dollar for dollar. That means your generosity goes twice as far to enrich Jagger’s new home - along with all the animals who call the Zoo home," the Detroit Zoo shared on Facebook.

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