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Published: 2007-06-19 02:29:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 12862; Favourites: 206; Downloads: 0
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Sloths may be slow (I timed a sloth moving on YouTube at what appeared to be about 450 feet per hour), but they're fascinating creatures just the same. Β They can rotate their heads 270 degrees and their slowness allows algae to grow on their fur, camouflaging them from predators such as harpy eagles. Β Besides, they're not the world's slowest animals:
(1. Starfish: 4 ft per hour
2. Scotoplanes sea cucumber {"sea pig"}: 14 ft per hour
3. Shelled slug: 16.5 ft per hour
4. Red slug: 18 ft per hour
5. Giant African land snail: 23 ft per hour
6. Black slug: 30 ft per hour
7. Garden snail: 36 ft per hour
8. Edible snail: 50 ft per hour
9. Sea mouse: 60 ft per hour
10. Long-spined black sea urchin: 90 ft per hour)
It's a shame that their rainforest habitat is being destroyed at such an alarming rate. Β According to Captain Planet and the Planeteers, the rainforest is being destroyed at the rate of a football field a second, which amounts to at least 54,000 square miles a year. Β This means that in the 29 years that have passed since Captain Planet first aired, we've lost at least 1.575 million square miles of tropical forest. Β Ma-Ti, the South American Planeteer with the power of Heart, mentioned that tropical soil is not meant for farming, and when it is farmed, it gives out within a few years. Β We need rainforests, not beef cattle. Β Great job on this photo.
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Very sweet sloth. Very good photography.
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its like theyre laughing aal the time!
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*flail*
I'm so jealous! Aren't sloths just the cutest? <3
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Made me squeeeeeeel! Seriously... they are soooooo adorable!!
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OMG! i admit that i didnt think that sloths actually exsisted... side effect of being asutralian i gues... i love the shot!
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This is so cute =X
i never know about sloth until i watched national geographic just now.. XD
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dude...sloths are like, the world's greatest and yet most pathetic creatures to exist....
nice picture!
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Cute picture of a gorgeous animal!!! I love sloths!!!
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the cuddliest creature on earth! i want one so bad T.T
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It looks like he's taking his own photo, like people do on myspace. :]
He is the most handsome, happy sloth I have seen in a long time.
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thank you so much for this photo...
it improves my awful mood)
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aww, so adorable!
How did you get such a fantastic close up?
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Thanks for the fave and the comment....I was able to get a close-up because the Dallas World Aquarium has a tree near the entrance that this sloth lives in and you can walk right up to it.
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holy crap. i have to go to Dallas! that's amazing.
I love it!
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