JHud Melts as She Meets an Adorable Sloth but Won’t Go Near THIS Lizard!

Jennifer Hudson got to walk on the wild side with a number of exotic animals!

On Wednesday’s episode of “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” JHud met with David Riherd, the co-founder of the Wildlife Learning Center (WLC), who brought a number of mammals and reptiles onstage.

Though Jennifer took off her shoes — in case she had to run from the creatures! — her heart absolutely melted when David brought out a 5-month-old male two-toed sloth.

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“It’s a sloth! Oh my God!” JHud said, declaring that sloths are her favorite animal. “He’s so cute!”

Sadly, the sloth — whose species is typically found in Central and South America — had a tough upbringing. His mom wasn’t producing enough milk and eventually rejected him — causing the male to become dehydrated. The baby sloth had to be hand-reared and found love from a stuffed animal who became his surrogate mother.

“Can I be your mom?” Mama Hud said after trying to feed him a piece of lettuce. “You want a blanket?”

Though David told Jennifer that the sloth doesn’t have a name, Jenn took suggestions from her live studio audience and appropriately named the animal “Hudson”!

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“Can I kiss him? Macavity, don’t be jealous!” Jenn told her cat. “Oh my God, I have a new baby!”

Jenn even joked that she didn’t want to give “Hudson” back to David!

“You not getting this baby back! We got a sloth now!”

However, Jennifer was less receptive when an animal handler brought out a 20-something-year-old red tegu!

“Whoa, Jesus!” Jennifer hollered as she ran from the reptile.

Eventually, Jennifer warmed up to the lizard — known for its reddish scales and big jowls to attract females — and touched his tail as he ate a strawberry.

“I want to be friends with him, but do he bite?” Jennifer asked.

When David confirmed that the lizard doesn’t bite, Jenn began lightly petting his body.

Later in the episode, JHud got to interact with a Eurasian eagle owl named Lucy and a North American porcupine named Allen!

Just another day at “The Jennifer Hudson Show”!