Watch Orphan Baby Sloths Learn to Climb on Rocking Chairs
August 9, 2017 - At the Toucan Rescue Ranch in Costa Rica, orphan baby sloths are learning how to climb.
Sloths need to be skilled climbers in order to survive in the wild. At the facility, the baby sloths learn how to climb on a rocking chair, which mimics the movement of a tree.
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At this wildlife rescue facility in Costa Rica, orphan baby sloths are learning how to climb.
The staff at the Toucan Rescue Ranch rescue and rehabilitate the sloths, and release them back into the wild once they’re able to survive on their own.
Lucy Cooke is a zoologist, filmmaker, and National Geographic Emerging Explorer.
Sloths need to be skilled climbers in order to survive in the wild.
At the facility, the baby sloths learn how to climb on a rocking chair, which mimics the movement of a tree.
