Buttercup the Sloth

I visited Buttercup in the Sloth Sanctuary during a cruise on Celebrity Reflection.

[@watchensee]

Buttercup was the first sloth that they rescued back in 1991-92, she was just a baby her mother had been hit by a car. At the time this place was a bird sanctuary so Buttercup taught them a lot about sloth care. Sadly Buttercup passed away June of 2019 she was 27 years old. In the wild sloths tend to live on average 10-20 years if they're lucky. In captivity they live can live 20-30 years. A sloth at a zoo in Australia passed away at 43 years old, that's really old for a sloth. Rest in heavenly peace Buttercup.

[@wanderingkernel5002]

She is now in the egg chair in the sky.

[@777c3]

Thanks for the info :-)

[@clauescorpio0825]

Thanks!💗💕💕

[@maydavalle]

❤️

[@waltersobchak7275]

I guess it’s true the slower the heartbeat the longer you live. Like tortoise and turtle compared to a hummingbird. I guess I better quit doing things that make my heart beat fast👃😫😫

[@joec.9591]

Sloths are incredible. Like watching a gymnast in slow motion.

[@steffenrosmus9177]

Or an soviet offial at work😉

[@johnromero1029]

People call them slow, I call them graceful.

[@BG-yz7hh]

They just are very very deliberate in their movements is all. Like masters of tai chi

[@johnromero1029]

@GRAPHENE IS IN THE MASKS, SWABS and PCR TESTS!!! Ok! So just tell all of us....what exactly are you smoking, these days? Can you let us know? We'll all try to stay clear of it. Dumb fuck! By the way. Your name is right...Graphene, is definitely in your bloodstream.

[@caronstout354]

Watching sloths are visual ASMR...

[@grega.gonzales4045]

❤sloths are my favorite animal!!!!! Like puffins are my favorite bird

[@nemo7782]

Such a cutiesloth! 😊❤sloths

[@saveournsrey2018]

Fast eater considering how slow they moved. So cute!!

[@lindapelle8738]

We love you buttercup I hope you’re having fun in sloth heaven.

[@godlaster3182]

i feel like a sloth would be one of the most chill pets you could own.... kinda want a pet sloth now lol

[@patrickburns4821]

Can you imagine how strong a human would have to be to move this slow and manover around an object like that!

[@user-xk6ed4zi3t]

i was thinking of that, it's crazy how strong they are

[@seankopperstad8884]

Slothis friendis...I love these creatures.. please protect there forests and environments please

[@celiatawora1263]

They are so adorable even they are older I just love❤ them, I could just love to watch

[@lisab7798]

I really feel for mama sloths who must go through labor in super slow motion.

[@maydavalle]

😭

[@Anisky123]

Or if the baby pops out…whooosh!!!!

[@TheLordstrider]

This is the fastest sloth i have ever seen.

[@Raduga-ok1et]

До чего же они милые, мечтаю подержать их 😍😘♥️

[@roaddorado9905]

Every time I see a sloth it makes me wish they didn't exist. Something this sweet should never exist

[@apollolouisehart]

She looks so happy even though she’s doesn’t live outside but hey she’ll live longer

[@5kr3aminMunk33]

I mean, your natural habitat is outside but I'm sure you're happy with the comforts society affords you to ease the struggle of survival, as I'm sure this sloth relates.

[@flamingapplepie1]

No dude sadly this place was legit abusing sloths they released fewer than 2 sloths per year despite having almost 200 caged up in the back, many sick and suffering from being caged up Edit: added “per year”

[@thecsm]

Rip buttercup :(

[@carolinevictory1414]

She died??? What happened???😨😰😧🙏

[@5kr3aminMunk33]

@@carolinevictory1414 She died

[@carolinevictory1414]

@@5kr3aminMunk33 😭😢🦥

[@carolinevictory1414]

Hibiscus=Sloth chocolate!!!

[@JAnotherday]

Such beautiful and passive animals

[@drakekay6577]

The hands... Yea they creep me out. But the way they eat is something beautiful. Like a Muppet without a real throat. Like a hand flapping two flat pieces of cardboard together...

[@aaronnoel7859]

@Ann Fisher Wow, what an experience it must have been to see this possibly "once in a lifetime" Sloth. She lived 27 years, and we may never see a Sloth like Buttercup again, who was so people friendly. When they found her, nobody had any advice on how to raise a Sloth. They came up with everything over the years on their own. I wish I had been able to see this sweet Sloth in person. She was, and is, the most recognizable Sloth ever (besides Flash from Zootopia lol). I hope your experience was as amazing as it looks to have been.

[@jbdelphiaiii7637]

when i speed up the video 1.75x she almost moves 'normal', which means she's seeing us zipping around like hummingbirds..

[@maydavalle]

🤪

[@jbdelphiaiii7637]

@GRAPHENE IS IN THE MASKS, SWABS and PCR TESTS!!! i bet hummingbirds see us moving around like Apollo launch crawlers..

[@sudarshanaperera1046]

Imagine seeing a this guy hanging onto your ceiling at 2 a.m when nobody is at home.

[@douglasbull3828]

I held one at the buffalo zoo and there hair just touched my skin for 2mins and left it chapped with bumps.i think that's a big reason there not domesticated.there fur has an entire ecosystem in it

[@MasterYoda389]

yeah it doesn't look like they groom. or get groomed. Imagine biting into that :(

[@opopopop6286]

@@MasterYoda389 so that protects them from getting eaten I assume? I suppose the fur toxicity comes from their DIEt? Seems that some of the most poisonous species get their toxic chemicals from what they consume and are immune to!

[@opopopop6286]

They move so zen-like...if you want to have some peace of mind...remember how the Tai-Chi exercises resemble this a lot :)

[@retalbtaylor370]

I wonder what that red flower tastes like! They are just so cute and sweet!

[@loveleighladey7945]

I want a sloth!

[@joehaley4668]

You dont know how much. I want a sloth

[@tabithabex]

Omg she is so strong !

[@matimus100]

No flowers will not save the world. Im with Buttercup 🦉🌏

[@maydavalle]

🌺

[@thecsm]

Wanna hug her

[@Liedton]

This animals are way to cute

[@MrReon1806]

A Sloth body to head ratio size is smaller compare to other animal that’s why sloth is very slow and also get exhausted very easily.

[@victoriacauton181]

What kind/s of flowers do sloth eat? Fr d Philippines i know tht flowers of squash/ pumpkin, katuray n some vegetables r edible.

[@fangrala]

I recently read an article published in "The Dodo" condemning this Sloth Sanctuary and have written to them with a copy to the Costa Rica Ministry of Environment and Energy - if you care about Sloths, their well being and longevity, PLEASE read this article: @t - It was written in 2016, however, I haven't found ANY documentation that from the Sanctuary that refutes the claims made in the article. I would encourage any and all forms of contribution to be sent to OTHER reputable Institutes or Rehabilitation Centers

[@carolinevictory1414]

Yes, I read that article!!! Just plain evil- those people should be shot!!!😡

[@kramer1916]

This is how slow-motion was invented.

[@garyrembert5756]

YES!

[@thecsm]

sweeet buttercup

[@iiangel_jadeii4888]

I loveeeee buttercup I named a white sloth teddy after uuuuuu

[@garyrembert5756]

those things can climb the fuck out of a tree

[@thecsm]

[@Sophie-Ocean]

She wants to go down but don't know how, it's too high.

[@oderemix9845]

R.I.P

[@carolinevictory1414]

She died??? What happened???😰

[@elzaaltmann]

How sad. Needs more branches and trees to nibble on

[@brder4ev]

omg

[@liekiokling3552]

美女 再找什么？不喜欢垫底啊。。呵呵 原来要吃中餐了 好美的树懒 ❤❤❤

[@fosterjackiefoster3259]

☺❤😔💔

[@newenglandgreenman]

They are beautiful and precious animals, but they belong in the forest. It's where they are meant to live.

[@airborne444]

The fuck wrong with you what's beautiful about this thing 🤣

[@5kr3aminMunk33]

So do humans

[@bumsharvest5493]

I could not live with that thing in my house

[@clauescorpio0825]

Don't worry...She's dead in 2019🏵🌹

[@waltersobchak7275]

I don’t think they are native to earth. Out of all animals on earth it’s like which one of these things does not belong.