Why are sloths so slow? - Kenny Coogan

Sloths spend most of their time eating, resting, or sleeping; in fact, they descend from their treetops canopies just once a week, for a bathroom break. How are these creatures so low energy? Kenny Coogan describes the physical and behavioral adaptations that allow sloths to be so slow.

Lesson by Kenny Coogan, animation by Anton Bogaty.

[chouxpookie]

I can imagine a turtle and sloth crossing the road together.

[kiab]

"they compensate by not moving very much, they spend the majority of their time eating, resting or sleeping and descend from the canopy once per week for a bathroom break"- accurate description of teens in summer break

[pandaninja]

What if big foot was just an extinct giant sloth?

[nj-xrsr]

"They spend most of their time eating, resting, sleeping." I think Im a sloth.

[bananasaging]

Mom: you are so lazy!
me: im conserving my energy.

[annemarie]

I’m sorry but I lost it the minute you said “Ancient Avocados”

[johnmedina]

They're so fast you can't see them move

[hamburgersandwich]

They eat the algae that grows on their back as a think we just found the smartest animal on earth

[bettinathiemann]

plot twist:

they actually live in their dreams. When we think they sleep they are awake somewhere else

[kiranbernard]

Fun fact: In vietnamese, sloths are called “lười” which means “lazy”.

[killerOfMoons]

Not going to lie... I really love this animation.

[joelswabon]

Okay but why did someone give Thomas Jefferson a box of bones, and not tell em anything about it

[siregirl]

me: well you sure are a pretty remarkable fellow


sloth: *dies from constipation*

[samh]

Sloths are so unproblematic. I love em.

[Emantheseeker]

Ancient sloths and avocados? Say no more.

[lancemadrazo]

"Time is like gold."
Sloth language: Time is but an illusion.

[dueknee]

Sid is the only sloth who can move fast.

[сойка-ий]

Those animators deserves a prize...there imagination is on different level...

[Chitosch]

He protecc,
He attacc,
But most importantly,



He got some snacc in his bacc.

[VR_Wizard]

Something is very wrong with those sloths because they can swim very fast. I believe they are playing tricks with us and hold olympic games if nobody's watching.