Sloths Turn Rocking Chair Into Their Personal Jungle Gym
Dec 5, 2015 22:20:21 GMT -5
Post by PurplePuppy on Dec 5, 2015 22:20:21 GMT -5
Baby Sloths Turn Rocking Chair Into Their Personal Jungle Gym
By Hudson Hongo
04 December 2015
Without the guidance of a claw-footed parent, it can be tough for a young sloth to learn the basics of sloth-hood.
Luckily, the young sloths at Costa Rica's Toucan Rescue Ranch are aided by an unlikely tutor: a rocking chair.
"It's very important if you're a sloth that you know how to climb a tree," zoologist Lucy Cooke, who filmed the rescued sloths, told Barcroft TV. "It's pretty fundamental, in fact."
"The rocking chair starts rocking and moving and that's why it's such a brilliant way to teach hem how to climb," said Cooke. "Because it mimics the movement of a tree, so it gets used to something that's not entirely stable."
Watch the full leisurely acrobatic act below:
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By Hudson Hongo
04 December 2015
Without the guidance of a claw-footed parent, it can be tough for a young sloth to learn the basics of sloth-hood.
Luckily, the young sloths at Costa Rica's Toucan Rescue Ranch are aided by an unlikely tutor: a rocking chair.
"It's very important if you're a sloth that you know how to climb a tree," zoologist Lucy Cooke, who filmed the rescued sloths, told Barcroft TV. "It's pretty fundamental, in fact."
"The rocking chair starts rocking and moving and that's why it's such a brilliant way to teach hem how to climb," said Cooke. "Because it mimics the movement of a tree, so it gets used to something that's not entirely stable."
Watch the full leisurely acrobatic act below:
link