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17 Sloth Facts - Fact Animal

Play With a Sloth!

How many sloths can you count? 🤔 All these sloths are resting on a single Guarumo tree. Although it's hard to notice, this area's habitat has been severely disturbed, and this Guarumo is in a small patch of forest between a surfer's beach and the main road. 🌱 The Connected Gardens Project aims to restore habitat in urban areas like this one by planting sloth-friendly trees and installing Sloth Crossings canopy bridges. | The Sloth Conservation Foundation

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,

Sloth Rescue

Although there’s still much to learn, sloth research is already positively impacting, for example, rescue centers, improving their rehabilitation programs, and making reintroductions more successful than before. Supporting sloth science and research is easy! Visit our website, get your gifts for the holidays, and help us save sloths! | The Sloth Conservation Foundation