Paula, a two-toed sloth living at the Halle Zoo in Saxony-Anhalt, was officially recognized as the oldest living sloth in the world after making it to 50 years old. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records
Officials said sloths typically live about 20 years in the wild, and average 30-40 years in captivity.
"Paula is still fine, but you can see she is old," Jutta Heuer, a zoo curator and an authority on sloths in Europe, told Guinness. "The hair is light and not so compact. The claws grow in different ways -- the same as with elderly people. Of course, she moves slowly and is very relaxed."
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