--- description: The sloth's real mother, Marilyn, can't rear him title: Baby Sloth Clings to Teddy Bear Mother at the London Zoo image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5cc1488cc383d00e/69885d560b72e384a66e52da/2015-07-31t114819z_663194725_gf2000000.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Baby Sloth Totally Thinks This Teddy Bear Is His Mother  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 31, 2015 2:57 PM CUT  Two-toed baby sloth Edward Scissorhands hangs onto a teddy bear in this handout photograph taken at London Zoo July 24, 2015, and released July 31, 2015. Two-toed baby sloth Edward Scissorhands hangs onto a teddy bear in this handout photograph taken at London Zoo July 24, 2015, and released July 31, 2015.HANDOUT—REUTERS  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 31, 2015 2:57 PM CUT The London Zoo has released photos of its seven-week-old, two-toed baby sloth Edward hugging a stuffed animal. The sloth is named after Johnny Depp’s role as Edward Scissorhands because of its four-inch-long claws. It is being hand-reared by a zookeeper, Kelly-Anne Kelleher, after its mother, Marilyn, stopped producing milk. According to the zoo, “To help build up the muscles that Edward would normally use holding on to \[mom\], keeper Kelly-Anne customised his sloth-teddy with carabiners so that it can be hung from a branch, enabling the youngster to climb on and strengthen his little limbs.” ### 10 Puppies That Look Even More Adorable Underwater  Pringles & Pickme Seth Casteel  Monty Seth Casteel  Popsicle Seth Casteel  Ginger Seth Casteel  Ruger Seth Casteel  Rolley Seth Casteel  Iggy Seth Casteel  Reason Seth Casteel  Corey Seth Casteel ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3980111/london-zoo-baby-sloth-teddy-bear/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3980111/london-zoo-baby-sloth-teddy-bear/"},"headline":"This Baby Sloth Totally Thinks This Teddy Bear Is His Mother","datePublished":"2015-07-31T14:57:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:11.366Z","description":"The sloth's real mother, Marilyn, can't rear him","url":"https://time.com/3980111/london-zoo-baby-sloth-teddy-bear/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5cc1488cc383d00e/69885d560b72e384a66e52da/2015-07-31t114819z_663194725_gf2000000.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5cc1488cc383d00e/69885d560b72e384a66e52da/2015-07-31t114819z_663194725_gf2000000.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Two-toed baby sloth Edward Scissorhands is seen in this photograph released by London Zoo","caption":"Two-toed baby sloth Edward Scissorhands is seen in this photograph released by London Zoo","creditText":"HANDOUT—REUTERS","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3980111/london-zoo-baby-sloth-teddy-bear/","name":"This Baby Sloth Totally Thinks This Teddy Bear Is His Mother"}}]}] ```