A Sloth Journals His Journey to ZooMontana

Be sure to follow him @sloth_zoomontana on Instagram!

Also be sure to check out his page over at Visit Billings!

Hello, world! I’m a male Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, weighing in at a whopping 12 pounds. I’m just about 18 months old so bear with me as I figure out this Instagram thing. It’s exhausting!

I’m starting my journey to my new home at ZooMontana today. I’m told that’s in Billings, MT. I tend to move about 41 yards per day, or about half a football field. I wonder how long this trip is going to take? Might as well take in the sights.

Yep, definitely going to need to be a bit quicker than 41 yards per day. Verified that isn’t very far while at Lambeau Field. This ZooMontana director guy, Jeff, is with me though and treating me really good. He’s doing most of the driving, too.

Stopped for a rest today. I suggested my average of 18 hours or so. Director Jeff said 8, but that I can sleep on the road. Hey! My first negotiation! Maybe I’ll go into business.....

Found some great road eats today. I sure love me some sweet potato. Director Jeff ate something called a taco.

This is taking forever. It’ll be a quick trip, they said. You’ll be there in no time, they said. That’s the last time I ever trust AAA.

Thanks for all of the name suggestions! My friends at @stockmanbank narrowed it down to five and now you can vote for your favorite. Just click on the link in my bio to help us pick the best name for me. In the meantime, Director Jeff told me that my formal scientific name is “Choloepus Hoffmanni.” But you can just call me Choloepus until we tally your votes. (VOTING NOW CLOSED)

“99 bowls of apples on the wall. 99 bowls of apples. Take one down, pass it around …” What comes after 99? Never mind, I’m not hungry.

Whoa! No one told me there’d be dinosaurs in Montana. I’m out. (Just kidding!) But seriously. That’s not a real dinosaur, is it...?

It's official! After more than 1,000 different name suggestions and 8,000 votes on the final five choices, you can now call me ... WINSTON! Thank you to my friends at @StockmanBank, and to all of you who shared name ideas and voted. I love my new name! I even mustered the energy to show you my excited face. Just curious ... is this how humans get names, too?

Director Jeff has terrible taste in road trip music. That is all.

We’ve finally arrived, and boy oh boy am I a VIP. You should see the sweet new habitat ZooMontana built for me. Even though the journey took literally forever, I’m happy to be home here at ZooMontana. You’ll be able to visit me very soon! Keep following me to learn when I will officially be ready. But don’t you dare wake me.