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,

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