The Hoffman's two-toed sloth is one of the world's slowest mammals—so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of ...
On average, sloths live to be about 20 years old, but some species can live longer in captivity. The world’s oldest sloth—a female of the Hoffman’s two-toed variety named Miss C—died in 2017 at the ...
However, it is difficult to accurately estimate the average lifespan among sloth species since there haven’t been many studies conducted in their natural environments. In captivity, the Hoffman's ...
The zoo's Sloth Care Team picked the name out from nearly 2,000 submissions from the public. The infant Hoffman's two-toed sloth's name carries on a sweet tradition. His mother's name is Nutella ...