Sloth Recovering From Burns After Vets Use Fish Skin for Grafts
December 28, 2023
Buba the sloth got burned when he tried to climb an electric pole in Brazil. Vets there are helping him recover using parts of another animal, fish. Dehydrated and sanitized skin from tilapia are being used as grafts for sloths and monkeys who have been hurt by electric poles. Buba’s doctor says he is responding well to the treatment. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.