Miss C, believed to be one of the world's oldest sloths, dies at Australian zoo
 

Miss C, believed to be one of the world's oldest sloths, dies at Australian zoo
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For a sloth, Miss C lived a longer life than most.

The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth was euthanised at Australia's Adelaide Zoo on Friday, following ongoing age-related health issues that were affecting her quality of life. At 43 years old, Miss C lived more than double her life expectancy.

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"The average life expectancy of a*sloth*in the wild is about 10-12 years old, so Miss C truly was a phe**menal creature and believed to be the oldest of her kind in the world," Adelaide Zoo's Curator of Conservation and Native Fauna, Dr. Phil Ainsley, said in a statement via email.* Read more...

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