CMZoo celebrates Aysan the sloth's birthday with a community party

CMZoo celebrates Aysan the sloth's birthday with a community party

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Today, July 25, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo held a birthday party for now, ten-year-old Aysan the sloth. People lined up to celebrate the two-toed sloth entering double digits. The zoo partnered with Children's Hospital Colorado to invite visitors to learn about Ayson and her family, make birthday cards, serenade her with Happy Birthday and present her with a special cake. "I loved it. I like seeing all of them move ar…

Sloth birthday party at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A very important member of our community is celebrating a big birthday. Aysan, the sloth from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, turned 10 years old. Although we don't always prefer a slow (pun intended) news day, Aysan's birthday is definitely the exception. "She's our mama sloth. She joined us a few years ago... and fun fact, that name actually means, like, beautiful like the moon, which is actually perfect because they're all really …