Yay. Play date with Roly-bear.

Today is my last day here and I'm just waiting down on the dock for baby time.  There is a caiman crocodile laying in the water just below the deck.  But the waters a bit deep so it's hard to get a pic.  Today at baby time, as it's my last day, I'm going to play with my favourite Rolo, who I like to call Roly-bear.  He's so cute, and a little fiesty.

Baby-time

Roly-bear playing on the jungle gym

I've been here for two weeks but I guess I haven't told you a lot about sloths themselves.  There are two types, three-toed and two-toed.  However, both have three toes on their back legs, it's just hte front that changes.  The two types are quite distinguishable.  The three-toed are smaller and look like ewoks, they are also very friendly and like to crawl all over you when you get in their cage.  The two-toed are larger and look more like little pig-nose bears. 

3-toed sloth

2-toed sloth

Sloths are not at all related to bears though.  They are more closely related to armadillos or something like that.  They live to about 20-30 years.  The two-toed eat leaves and fruits, the three-toed only eat leaves.  Big leaves covered with bitey ants.

If you want some more reading material and little more sloth fact you can check out the sanctuaries web site http://www.slothrescue.org/ or the blog of Becky who is a researcher here at the sanctuary http://beckycliffe.blogspot.com/

If you have any more slothy questions ask away!