Costa Rica sanctuary still saving sloths after quarter of a century
(World News Science)

It`s pretty surprising to see a 27-year-old jump into her mother`s arms and insist on being held like a baby. At the Sloth Sanctuary outside of Cahuita, Costa Rica, though, such a sight is ordinary. Particularly when the 27-year-old is a sloth named Buttercup and the mother in question is a human. In more than a quarter century, what began as one couple (Judy Avey-Arroyo and her late husband, Luis Arroyo) taking in an injured animal has turned into a combination animal rescue, hospital, research center and tourist attraction. The Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica cares...