Drusillas offer 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance to feed sloths

Drusillas Zoo, in Alfriston, is offering animal lovers the chance to feed Flash and Gordon in their enclosure.

The event, in aid of Flash's eighth birthday, will be an experience for two people to enjoy.

As well as feeding the sloths, the winners will be able to help prepare their food, have some photos taken and learn from one-on-one time with a zoo keeper.

They will also be given admission tickets to the rest of the zoo.

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To be in with a chance of winning the experience, as well as a sloth toy and an adoption pack for Flash, people can enter a prize draw.

The minimum payment for a single entry is £5, with options to spend more for more entries.

The money will be donated to The Sloth Conservation Foundation to help sloths in Costa Rica.

The competition ends on April 16 and people can enter multiple times.

The experience is only available to people over the age of five and children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

More information about the event and competition can be found at https://www.drusillas.co.uk/news/win-a-sloth-feeding-experience.

A spokesman for Drusillas said: "To celebrate Flash's 8th birthday, we are thrilled to offer the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime experience - a close encounter feeding experience with our sloths Flash and Gordon.

"Flash was hand-reared by keepers at Drusillas Park, when her mother sadly passed away when she was just a few months old, so she is a very special sloth indeed.

"This truly unforgettable experience will give you the chance to meet fabulous Flash and gorgeous Gordon up close.

"An amazing one-to-one experience lasting between 30 and 40 minutes which will leave you grinning from ear to ear.

"As cute and cuddly as sloths may seem, they do not enjoy being touched or handled so our sloth experiences are non-contact, but they love taking snacks from your hands."