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A 50-year-old sloth in a German zoo world has
slept her way into the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest known sloth
alive.
Paula's title was confirmed on Tuesday, said
Jutta Heuer, a curator at the zoo and an authority on sloths in Europe.
The two-toed sloth arrived at Bergzoo in Halle
in 1971 and celebrated her 50th birthday at the zoo in June.
She was estimated to have been at least 2 years
old when she arrived from South America, via the UK.
In the wild, the typical lifespan for two-toed
sloths is around 20 years; in captivity, that increases to 30–40 years. --- DW
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