Sloth Fact #1, by Meghan

Sloth Fact #1: One of the sloth's few defenses is that it spends most of its time in trees, keeping hidden from predators. This is good, because once spotted by a predator, a sloth's chances for survival drop dramatically, especially on the ground where its average speed is only 0.15 mph. Luckily, the sloth only descends from the trees for one specific reason: to use the bathroom. It will climb down from the trees, dig a small hole (in the same place it used last time), relieve itself, and climb back up to its leafy home. Luckily, the metabolism of the sloth is so slow that it only has to do this once a week.


Come on, how could you not love this guy?

Dear Meghan,

Now, brace yourself. Sit down, be sure that you are in a place where high pitched squeals aren't terribly inappropriate. No seriously, take a deep breath. Try to stay calm. Maybe grab a tissue.

Meet the sloths from Amphibian Avenger on Vimeo.

I know Costa Rica is on your list of places to go. Perhaps this video bumped it to the top of the list? Although you've said it before, and it's true now more than ever, you would get absolutely nothing done if you were a worker at this magical facility. And everyone around you would have to wear earplugs.

You're welcome,
Julia

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