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Aquarium introduces New Sloth to visitors
There is a new face at the East Idaho Aquarium in Idaho Falls., but only a few visitors were able to see him. The aquarium introduced their new two-toed sloth named Wookie to only a few fans of the aquarium Sunday, because her exhibit is not quite ready yet....
Sloth lady of Suriname
Pool says she’s fascinated with sloths and can watch them for hours. “People often think they are lazy, but they aren’t,” she says. “They just contemplating where to grab onto next.” (Justin Mott) (Photo by Justin Mott) Monique Pool, known to many as the “Sloth Lady,” is somewhat of a...
How Did Slowness Become The Sloth's Secret To Survival?
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode It Takes Time It's easy to see why sloths have become icons of laziness. But zoologist Lucy Cooke says behind their leisurely pace is a marvelous evolutionary advantage that is the secret to their survival. About Lucy Cooke Lucy Cooke is...
Moody Gardens’ two-toed sloth predicts Super Bowl winner
A local sloth has decided: The Kansas City Chiefs will win the Super Bowl this Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Most people know Feb. 2 as Groundhog Day, a wonderful time when a rodent predicts how much longer winter will last, when we rewatch the eponymous Bill Murray-Andie MacDowell...
Orphaned Sloth rescued after being hit by car
Meet Muffin. Muffin is an orphaned three-fingered sloth who was found roadside, cold and alone, after being hit by a car. Upon arrival at Toucan Rescue Ranch, he was unresponsive, and we were unsure if he would survive. Our Vet Team took action to tackle the symptoms with an aggressive...
Sloth hitches a bus ride in Brazil
At times, the internet has a lot of things in store that we can never imagine in our wildest of dreams. One such instance took place in Brazil that not only tickled the funny bone but warmed everyone's hearts as well. Coming from a city named Recife in the South...
Sippin with Sloths
FRANKFORD, Del.- Salted Vines Vineyard had an event Wednesday to show off their new wine, which was inspired by some cute animals. The winery and Barn Hill Preserve have teamed up for an event called “Sippin with Sloths” in the past and on Wednesday they hosted another one of these...
Starting the year with a slow, slothie BANG
Happy 2021, sloth fans! We know that, like us, you probably started this year a little more quietly than usual. With our 2020 resolutions going out the window, we might all be a little on the fence over whether or not it is even worth it to set personal goals...
The Extreme Life Of A Sloth
Sloths are the slowest mammal on the planet. But as strange as they seem the sloth is perfectly adapted to their environment and is actually slow for a very important reason. In fact, sloths are far from boring and are a lot more extreme than it seems. With an ecosystem...
What can we learn from sloths?
Sloths are beautiful, graceful creatures that blend in with their natural environment. There are so many things we can learn from these understated animals — here are just a few: Eat your greensSloths are omnivores, meaning their diet is made up of both plants and animals. But their diet primarily...
End your weekend with a smile
We hope that you, like Grumpy the sloth, are ending your weekend with a smile. Why is Grumpy smiling? Well, sloths rarely descend from their normal habitat up in the trees. But they do about once a week to defecate. When a sloth moseys down to the forest floor, it...
The best present we can give this year?
2020, am I right? Feels like the ups and downs that brought us here made us stronger. Bad experiences can teach us more about life than good times. These are times that end up making us kinder, wiser and more empathetic. They make us stronger, smarter, and better prepared for...
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