Sloths! Awesomeness

ToniTuddle

These weird and wonderful creatures make me so friggin happy! So thought I'd share my happiness
They are soooo friggin adorable. If you never heard of them before educate yourself, they are quite unique

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth







This little guy with the stuffed animal is in the video as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdPnwsWjdQY

Princess Peach

This is so brilliant, cause sloths are my most recent obsession!

woodchuck

ToniTuddle

You could just cuddle them ALL DAY LONG!

I'm sooo going to the sanctuary in Costa Rica

http://www.slothsanctuary.com/welcome/

Bubblefett

AWWWWWW
They always look like they're smiling
I remember a book I had growing up about a 3 toed sloth... going to wreak my head now what it was called hehe

I want a sloth

Balmed Out

Saw one in the wild in Venezuela, I think. More sleepy then smiley but they do have the cutest babies.

ToniTuddle

Some more pictures to brighten the day!





In a bucket!


Wearing clothes!!

Princess Peach

juan.kerr

And their laziness may make them an ideal pet.

quickbeam

Reminds me of an episode of QI that mentioned them - somebody said that they don't look like sloths, they look like a person in a sloth costume!

Princess Peach

Cannot get enough!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1mAGQAw3Oc

Shhh

If you love sloths Google Kirsten bells's sloth meltdown on Ellen! That girl really loves sloths...

Irish Guitarist

Baby pygmy sloth

Hope O_o

ToniTuddle

Shhh wrote: »

If you love sloths Google Kirsten bells's sloth meltdown on Ellen! That girl really loves sloths...

Just watched it ha

Though seems wrong the idea that you can hire them out for parties
She has good bit of money now she should head down to Costa Rica to the shelter for them!

woodchuck

Princess Peach

I'll work here for free forever please

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FpQu9a-k2M

kerry4sam

Firerainbow

ToniTuddle

Awww the twins!!!

ToniTuddle

They even SOUND adorable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ-5llH2y7E

my my my

woodchuck

Jenneke87

Awh, now I want one too, they're so cute...:o

Grid.

ToniTuddle

Sloth Wedding Cake Toppers. That's my wedding cake idea sorted :pac::D

woodchuck

I met this guy during the Summer... there were no barriers, I was close enough to touch him :eek: (but I didn't :P) I think it's the first time I've seen one that wasn't asleep!

Pang

He looks so awake! I'm amazed, I have never ever seen one move!!

woodchuck

Pang wrote: »

He looks so awake! I'm amazed, I have never ever seen one move!!

Yeah I don't think I'd ever actually seen one moving before!

kerry4sam

Some sloth facts:

n Sloths live in the rainforests of south and central America. They spend 90% of their life hanging upside down from tree branches by their hind legs.

n The sloth’s chief survival strategy is camouflage. It is so sedentary that green algae grows on its coat, helping it blend into the surrounding vegetation.

n Sloths sleep for 15 to 20 hours a day and even when awake spend much of their time immobile.

taken from the Examiner right here

Some nice reading in that article,
kerry4sam

kerry4sam

National Geographic have some info today on Sloths

Have a lickle lookie right here

sloths effectively tape their internal organs to their ribs and hips, preventing them from pressing down on the lungs.

Sloths are fascinating creatures alright,
kerry4sam