Sloth World Orlando describes itself as "the world's only 'slotharium,'" designed to provide a carefully managed environment for sloths while educating guests about their needs. H

The world’s first “slotharium” was slapped with a stop-work order Thursday after a probe alarmingly found 31 sloths had died in the care of the Florida company prior to its grand opening last month. Sloth World Orlando received two shipments of two- and three-toed sloths — one in December 2024 from Guyana and one from Peru in February 2025 — in anticipation of its March 1 opening on the city’s famed International Drive.

Many died due to conditions at a warehouse they'd been shipped to, while others arrived dead, authorities say.

An attraction planned for Orlando called Sloth World will not open after at least 31 of its sloths died during the last two years, investigators found.

Sloth World, a new attraction on Orlando’s I-Drive that was announced last year, imported dozens of the South American mammals, several of which are now dead.