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Baby Sloth Saved!

KingstonsMom — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:03:00 GMT

This is the heartbreaking moment a crying baby sloth is found stranded on a beach trapped between two rocks.

The rare two-toed sloth was soaked in sea water and had sand in its eyes when it was found by the ocean in Punta Tigre, Costa Rica.

Footage shows the young animal clinging to a stone while crying out for help, with no sign of any of its family.

The sloth is noticeably shaken up after surviving high-tide and storms from the night before.

Dirk Morgan, from Ohio, said: 'We own a lodge in a remote section of Costa Rica. Our guest told us of a baby sloth that they saw about a half mile down the beach on the rocks still alive.

'The sun had only been up for about an hour after a stormy night and high tide. We ran down to find it before it died and scared off a couple of dogs who were about to run up on it.

'It was wet with salt water and had sand in its eyes. It appeared tired and scared and began to cry out to us as we approached.

'With no adult sloths in site we carefully placed him in a box with a towel then took him back to the lodge and rinsed the salt water off its face.

'We then took the baby sloth to the animal rescue center at Tranquility just down the road. He seemed to be fine and happy to be dried off and safe.'

Re: Baby Sloth Saved!

deepwaterdotter — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:06:28 GMT

Blessings to Mr. Morgan and his guests for saving this little one's life.

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ValuSkr — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:09:48 GMT

Glad he was rescued before the dogs got him!

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gizmogal — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:25:15 GMT

What a lucky little guy to be saved. Maybe he can audition for a place as an understudy in that hysterical Geico commercial.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl3l6Bq6bMo

Blessings on the nice gent who went to his aid.

Re: Baby Sloth Saved!

goldensrbest — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:31:26 GMT

He is soooo cute!!!

Re: Baby Sloth Saved!

maestra — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:38:51 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
This is the heartbreaking moment a crying baby sloth is found stranded on a beach trapped between two rocks.

The rare two-toed sloth was soaked in sea water and had sand in its eyes when it was found by the ocean in Punta Tigre, Costa Rica.

Footage shows the young animal clinging to a stone while crying out for help, with no sign of any of its family.

The sloth is noticeably shaken up after surviving high-tide and storms from the night before.

Dirk Morgan, from Ohio, said: 'We own a lodge in a remote section of Costa Rica. Our guest told us of a baby sloth that they saw about a half mile down the beach on the rocks still alive.

'The sun had only been up for about an hour after a stormy night and high tide. We ran down to find it before it died and scared off a couple of dogs who were about to run up on it.

'It was wet with salt water and had sand in its eyes. It appeared tired and scared and began to cry out to us as we approached.

'With no adult sloths in site we carefully placed him in a box with a towel then took him back to the lodge and rinsed the salt water off its face.

'We then took the baby sloth to the animal rescue center at Tranquility just down the road. He seemed to be fine and happy to be dried off and safe.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5291499/Baby-sloth-Costa-Rica-beach-stuck-rocks.html#ixzz54kjYj0SG

How sweet! Look at his little sloth smile. I love a happy ending.

Re: Baby Sloth Saved!

Moonchilde — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:43:32 GMT

I get posts from a couple of different sloth rescues in Central America. They get orphaned babies all the time, and thank heaven those people know just how to raise them, and get them returned to the wild.

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shoekitty — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 07:43:49 GMT

He is so precious. How would you raise a sloth. That is one animal I dont know too much about! Except cuteness and slowness.

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meallen616 — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:51:28 GMT