Zookeepers at the ZSL London Zoo have begun raising a newborn baby sloth on their own after its mother was unable to care for him.

A zookeeper in London is playing the role of mother to a newborn baby sloth. 

Edward is a seven-week-old two-toed sloth whose mother stopped producing milk, leaving her unable to care for him. 

So, Kelly-Anne Kelleher, with the Zoological Society of London, stepped up to the plate. With a little stuffed help. 

Kelleher outfitted a teddy sloth from the London Zoo's gift shop with carabiners so as to hang it from branches. This allows Edward to climb on the toy and