"Sir do you know how fast you were going?"
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Do you know why I stopped you?
Scientists are now studying the healing properties of 394.
https://abc7.com/sloth-ecuador-quevedo-oso-perezoso/1174332/
Apparently, it's doing really well now.
And also they're called "lazy bears" in Ecuador.
Haha that's cool, I wonder if there are any languages where the sloth isn't named after their slow nature?
We literally called them lazies.
"Faultier" in german as well, "faul" = lazy and "tier" = animal
Same in Norwegian, dovendyr.
Doven = lazy, or more accurately, "action less". Dyr = animal.
Can we cut these little guys some slack!? Jesus. Every nation on Earth piling on.
Cut them some slack?! They've got all the slack already!
Portuguese: bicho preguica
Preguiça: to feel lazy, "bicho": a little less formal way to say animal
In french we call them "paresseux" which means "lazy"
Aww. He looks suspiciously calm. Like as soon as the officer puts him somewhere safe he's going to walk back into the danger.
Oh my gosh what a cutie! Glad to see he's doing well now too!
Ngl looks like he pissed himself
i probably would in that situation, if I were a sloth
That's a muppet.
“This is my guardrail. There are other guardrails, but mine is best.”
Here's an article with more details, including pictures with more pixels: https://abc7ny.com/sloth-ecuador-quevedo-oso-perezoso/1172446/
Alright, we'll give you really cool claws, but the trade-off is that you'll move with the speed of darkness.
Speed of darkness
Isn't that basically exactly the same as the speed of light? 🤨
Actually since darkness contains no information darkness can move at any speed
Hehe, probably. It's just something I like to say, with the implication being that if the speed of light is fast, then the speed of darkness must be slow. It stands to reason, right?
Am I crazy or does that 2-toed sloth have 4 digits on its left hand?
Edit: my leading theory is its back left leg is next to its left foreleg. So we're seeing both finger and toenails.
Thesloth has both its left limbs right next to each other. In the first photo you can see both limbs more clearly but you can make out a small gap between them in the second photo too.
I noticed that, suspected ai, but I think I agree with your theory, especially considering the top photo shows them together
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