Just in time for World Sloth Day! Paula, a year-old sloth from Germany, has just been crowned the oldest of her kind in the whole world. Celebrations were in order this week at the Bergzoo Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, after its long-term resident Paula snoozed her way into the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest known two-toed sloth in the world.
Two-toed sloths are native to the tropical rainforests of Central and South America and spend most of their lives hanging upside down from trees. Their inability to walk forces them to laboriously pull themselves around hand-over-hand. Paula has been living at the zoo in Halle since and already made headlines earlier this year when she celebrated her big on June 14 with a plate of cooked maize and vegetables. She was estimated to be around two years old when she arrived in Germany, but for the first 20 years of her life, Paula was thought to be a Paul.
It was only after an ultrasound scan in that keepers discovered she was actually a female - and the reason why their breeding programme had so far not been a success! By clicking subscribe, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with our privacy policy. For more information, please visit this page. Managing Editor at IamExpat Media.
Abi studied German and History at the University of Manchester and has since lived in Berlin, Hamburg and Utrecht, working since as a writer, Home Lifestyle Lifestyle News. Lifestyle News. Paula from Halle oldest two-toed sloth in the world Celebrations were in order this week at the Bergzoo Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, after its long-term resident Paula snoozed her way into the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest known two-toed sloth in the world.
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