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National Aviary celebrates the birthdays of their sloths, Viven and Wookiee

August 19, 2022 / 4:44 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

National Aviary celebrates sloth birthdays

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Have you ever been to a sloth's birthday party?

Well, for some lucky visitors of the National Aviary, they got to be a part of just that!

Viven, the two-toed sloth turned five this month and celebrated her birthday in style with a cake made of her favorite treats.

One of the other sloths at the aviary helped add the finishing touches to her birthday card.

Meanwhile, Wookiee, who is turning 22, chose to celebrate in a very on-brand manner: with a snooze and a custom cake, all on his own schedule.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.