This Two-Toed Sloth Is an Excellent Swimmer

Sloths, the slowest of all mammals, spend almost their entire lives upside down. Because of that, their fur grows in the opposite direction of all other mammals, allowing water to run off them when it rains. Surprisingly, they are also excellent swimmers. But despite these adaptations, sloths face numerous threats. Their forest homes are becoming fragmented and they are a popular target for traffickers in the illegal pet trade.

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[dubtafoo]

Uh, don't you think this video should have shown them swimming?

[auntjemima]

i love the colouration of the sloth featured in the video

[veilbreak]

so we take their word for it...about swimming

[ArchYeomans]

Why no swimming sloth? I want my money back.

[conanbarbarian]

The conservation videos on this channel need more views

[desireesun]

I got an ad for your channel before the vid started lmao

[davidtrueslayor]

This is a Linn's (linnese) sloth usually not as cute as a hoffmani's two toed sloth, but this sweety has a gorgeous coat. For some reason this type sloth here (not the ones we see in costa rica with lighter features) is most common in Zoo's not sure why maybe they are calmer, 2 toed sloths can be very aggressive in the wild.

[idrisidris]

I thought she said this a two turd sloth lol.

[TheRainydayvideo]

The sloth community must be getting big headed with their fame of recent.

[asin]

I'm supposed to belive that it can swim?

[johnnyhell]

cmon, atleast show footage of him swimming

[shee-chungtheng]

Three toe sloths are excellent swimmers. Two toe sloths are *NOT* excellent swimmers.