The operators of Sloth World in Orlando blamed most of the deaths on cold weather and a lack of heating in the warehouse, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report.

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

FOX 35 News continues to learn more about the number of sloths that were under the care of Sloth World Orlando's teams, including when they arrived in Florida, where, from where, as well as how many died,

Orlando Sloth World, the International Drive attraction billed as the world’s only “Slotharium,” will never open its doors. Conservation groups announced on April 24 that the facility is closing permanently after at least 31 sloths died before the attraction welcomed a single visitor.

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.

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.

A Florida congressman is demanding the USDA block permits for Orlando’s "Sloth World" after reports that 31 sloths died in a warehouse zoned for car storage.