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The Sleepy Sloth

Posted on November 19, 2014 by No Map Required Posted in Costa Rica, Places .
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November 20, 2014

Monteverde, Costa Rica – Sloths

A quick note about sloths:

They are considered the second laziest animal, next to the koala. They look like a giant mass of fur up in the tree – but with Aaron’s eagle eye he has captured their cute little faces. About once a week they come out of the tree to take a poo, and then go back into the tree. We saw a lot of sloth “action” when one of them s-l-o-w-l-y stretched and another time when one s-l-o-w-l-y reached for a leaf to eat. That is about all there is to say about the sleepy sloth.

Close up of the sleepy sloth -- is there any other kind?

Close up of the sleepy sloth — is there any other kind?

This mass-o-hair is a sloth!

This mass-o-hair is a sloth!

Sloth

Still a sloth

Sloth at night.

Sloth at night.

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  1. Casey says
    November 19, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    Yep, that’s a really active sloth. It moved a little.

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    • facebook-profile-picture No Map Required says
      November 20, 2014 at 9:33 am

      The night hike guides were mighty impressed, too! We were doubly lucky as the one we saw during the day in a random tree along the road also moved. Yay for movement!

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