Sloth Facts - Animal Facts Encyclopedia

We posted a question sticker on our story this morning and this was the most asked question! 🦥 The only way to accurately age a wild sloth is through telomeric analysis, and in-depth studies of this kind have not yet been done! Captive two-fingered (Choloepus) sloths are known to reach 40-50 years old, however, sloths were not bred in captivity until 50 years ago and so there has been little chance for any individual to exceed this figure. While the oldest known three-fingered sloth, Buttercup,

Will the tracking team find Pipa the sloth in the primary forest? The Urban Sloth Project team, this time led by Dr. Cliffe, is on their daily mission to locate the sloths we are monitoring, for this research about the impacts of habitat disturbance on wild sloths in the South Caribbean of Costa Rica. Follow us for more updates, sloths, science, and conservation! | The Sloth Conservation Foundation

The Urban Sloth Project is research to understand the impacts of the urbanization of the jungle. This video from @technicallyinpanama shows what happens when sloths' habitats overlap our civilization and why it's essential to develop ways in which humans and wildlife can coexist peacefully! | The Sloth Conservation Foundation

Mother and child reunion: Baby sloth reunites with mom