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Fernando The Sloth's 6th Birthday Party, Phoenix Zoo — Proof Sloths Are Majestic, Adorable

Fernando the Linné's two-toed sloth is a breakout star among the cast of the Phoenix Zoo and recently turned six. Here's the video.

PHOENIX, AZ — Fernando is living the life of luxury. He has people to wait on him and bring his meals, and he even received several custom dishes for his birthday last week.

Of course, Fernando is obviously the internet-famous sloth from the Phoenix Zoo. The furry guy turned 6 on April 25, and his zoo family treated him to the birthday meal of the Linné’s two-toed sloths's dreams.

According to the description of the video, Fernando dined upon "tasty roses from our amazing horticulture team, a delicious 'cake' made of leafeater biscuits [and] apples topped with a zucchini rose ... from our awesome Nutrition Services team."

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Yummy. You can watch the video of Fernando investigating and enjoying his birthday meal below.

And don't forget to follow his blog to keep up with all the latest photos, videos and updates. If you are lucky, you might snag the opportunity to purchase a personalized Cameo from Fernando. He's famous, after all. You can also adopt a sloth (not to take home) and learn more about sloths on his blog.

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His happiness is contagious! Just puts a smile on everyone's face. Thanks, Fernando, and Happy Birthday from Patch!

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