Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Sloth at the Paradise Wildlife Rescue Center!


The Sloth has fur that grows in two directions. While he is clinging to a branch it doesn't matter if he is right side up or upside down, the rain will roll off his back! This sloth (El perezoso) is a baby and his fur was exquisitely soft and fluffy. He looked like the most contented creature in the world. He smiled and when the lady put him back in his cage he moved his arms and long claws so elegantly and so slowly. There was a branch with leaves on it in his cage and he clung to it. Luis' father claims there were plenty of sloths on the farm at one time. What a lovely animal!

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  1. Erika, he is so cute!! I wish I could pet him, too! I went to Alaska about 15 years ago, and fed a bottle to a baby Muskoxen...this photo brings that memory instantly forward.
    How wonderful that you had this moment :)
    Love Aunt Barbie

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