How to cheer up a sad sloth

It would seem that baby sloths can also suffer a bad attack of the Mondays. Sebastian, the baby in this clip, however is not so much blue from sadness as feeling the cold. He’s an orphan at the sloth sanctuary of Costa Rica. Sloths can’t control their body temperature like other mammals and the Costa Rican nights can be a trifle chilly for an orphaned baby who no longer has his mom to cling to. So the sanctuary came up with the novel idea of making sloth pajamas out of old sports socks.

The clip is from my sloth sanctuary documentary ‘Meet the Sloths’. It premieres in the UK on Animal Planet on March 4th 2012 and features some seriously happy sloths. The only person who could possibly shed a tear after watching it is Kristen Bell.


(Source: slothville.com)

2 days ago
They say it’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for. And it would seem they’re right. Peanut may look the picture of innocence. But behind his angelic eyes and butter-wouldn’t-melt smile lurks the mind of highly-skilled sloth criminal. Here you see Peanut scoping out his next break out. His goal is the bean vault, where all the sloth treats are stored. But this super sneaky bean thief’s methods are ultimately flawed. He always falls asleep after snacking which means he always gets caught.

They say it’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for. And it would seem they’re right. Peanut may look the picture of innocence. But behind his angelic eyes and butter-wouldn’t-melt smile lurks the mind of highly-skilled sloth criminal. Here you see Peanut scoping out his next break out. His goal is the bean vault, where all the sloth treats are stored. But this super sneaky bean thief’s methods are ultimately flawed. He always falls asleep after snacking which means he always gets caught.

1 week ago
I’m thinking Kristen Bell would probably explode if she visited the sloth sanctuary of Costa Rica. It’s probably safer for her to watch the documentary I made. ‘Too Cute! baby Sloths’ airs next in the US on February 25th at 6pm EST and premiers in the UK on March 4th on Animal Planet.

I’m thinking Kristen Bell would probably explode if she visited the sloth sanctuary of Costa Rica. It’s probably safer for her to watch the documentary I made. ‘Too Cute! baby Sloths’ airs next in the US on February 25th at 6pm EST and premiers in the UK on March 4th on Animal Planet.

3 weeks ago
Ride ‘em Cowboy! Ye-ha! It’s nearly the weekend. Time for some serious guilt-free sloth-ing. But not for Geronimo here. Oh no. He’s spending his free time practicing his rodeo moves. Too much sloth chocolate has given this baby sloth some crazy dreams.

Ride ‘em Cowboy!

Ye-ha! It’s nearly the weekend. Time for some serious guilt-free sloth-ing. But not for Geronimo here. Oh no. He’s spending his free time practicing his rodeo moves. Too much sloth chocolate has given this baby sloth some crazy dreams.

1 month ago

Meet the sloth whisperer

Judy Arroyo has just about the best job on the planet. She is a sloth whisperer and founder of the Aviarios sloth sanctuary in Cost Rica.

Sloths have extremely kooky biology and conventional medicines aren’t good for them. But twenty years of caring for these eccentric animal’s has taught Judy a few tricks. This clip features her homespun cure for mange - a somewhat bizarre treatment that involves shaving the sloths and covering them in butter. The star spangled bandages are an optional extra.

Visit the sloth sanctuary and make a donation to their work here.


(Source: slothville.com)

1 month ago

Bath time for baby sloths

Baby sloth ‘likes’: Snuggling, beans, hugs, hanging out in buckets, extra nap time

Baby sloth ‘dislikes’: bath time

And as you’ll see from this clip from my sloth documentary for Animal Planet, when a baby sloth doesn’t like something he goes ‘MEEP’!

(Source: slothville.com)

1 month ago
DIAL 1 800 SLOTHVILLE Here at Slothville we really know how to take life easy. That’s why our highly trained staff are available to take your call when life feels like it’s going too fast and getting out of control. Callers must be prepared to let the telephone ring for sometime however as our operators may well be practicing their meditative health snooze.

DIAL 1 800 SLOTHVILLE

Here at Slothville we really know how to take life easy. That’s why our highly trained staff are available to take your call when life feels like it’s going too fast and getting out of control. Callers must be prepared to let the telephone ring for sometime however as our operators may well be practicing their meditative health snooze.

1 month ago
Merry Slothmas from Slothville! Good news sloth fans. Animal Planet are broadcasting ‘Too Cute! Baby Sloths’ again today Dec 21st at 6pm and on Christmas eve at 9am. If you like the show and the sloths you could make a donation to the sanctuary. Those sloths really need your beanz. What could be more Christmasy than saving an orphaned baby sloth?

Merry Slothmas from Slothville!

Good news sloth fans. Animal Planet are broadcasting ‘Too Cute! Baby Sloths’ again today Dec 21st at 6pm and on Christmas eve at 9am.

If you like the show and the sloths you could make a donation to the sanctuary. Those sloths really need your beanz. What could be more Christmasy than saving an orphaned baby sloth?

2 months ago
Sloth Nativity Is it just me or does this look like a scene from a sloth nativity play? The bit where it’s Christmas eve and Mary and the baby Jesus are looking for a place to sleep. Mary looks so serene but the expression on the baby’s face is like….’Sleep in a barn? Me? I’m the son of God!’

Sloth Nativity

Is it just me or does this look like a scene from a sloth nativity play? The bit where it’s Christmas eve and Mary and the baby Jesus are looking for a place to sleep. Mary looks so serene but the expression on the baby’s face is like….’Sleep in a barn? Me? I’m the son of God!’


2 months ago
Young Sir Toby Today I am pleased to introduce you to a very polite young sloth called Toby. Toby arrived at the sloth orphanage after his mother rejected him. Who knows if she’d been drinking too much fermented coconut juice or what, but she let the tiny newborn Toby fall from her chest and plummet to the ground. When a kindly human passer-by tried to return Toby to his mother she tried to bite him. So Toby was brought to the Aviarios sloth sanctuary to join the other 160 orphaned and injured sloths that live there. You’ll be pleased to hear that because of Toby’s impeccable good manners he made friends quite quickly and is very happy. But Toby could still do with your help. Sloths like him cost the sanctuary many thousands of dollars in beanz every year. Now you can help by donating online. Why not save a baby orphan this Christmas by clicking here.

Young Sir Toby

Today I am pleased to introduce you to a very polite young sloth called Toby. Toby arrived at the sloth orphanage after his mother rejected him. Who knows if she’d been drinking too much fermented coconut juice or what, but she let the tiny newborn Toby fall from her chest and plummet to the ground. When a kindly human passer-by tried to return Toby to his mother she tried to bite him. So Toby was brought to the Aviarios sloth sanctuary to join the other 160 orphaned and injured sloths that live there. You’ll be pleased to hear that because of Toby’s impeccable good manners he made friends quite quickly and is very happy. But Toby could still do with your help. Sloths like him cost the sanctuary many thousands of dollars in beanz every year. Now you can help by donating online. Why not save a baby orphan this Christmas by clicking here.


2 months ago

The Sloths are coming…slowly


Enjoy the brand new trailer for my documentary about the Aviarios sloth sanctuary. It airs this Saturday, Dec 17th on Animal Planet at 8pm. Worth throwing a slumber party for I think. 

(Source: slothville.com)

2 months ago
Pretty in Pink: Violet Violet is a patient at the ‘slothpital’ - the Aviarios sloth sanctuary’s dedicated hospital for sick sloths. Here you can see her hugging her twin brother Sebastian and feeling rather pleased with her jazzy bandages. Sloths are Jedi masters of the hug and these two are inseparable. If you want to see more of Violet then watch my sloth sanctuary documentary that airs on Animal Planet on Dec 17th at 8pm EST.

Pretty in Pink: Violet

Violet is a patient at the ‘slothpital’ - the Aviarios sloth sanctuary’s dedicated hospital for sick sloths. Here you can see her hugging her twin brother Sebastian and feeling rather pleased with her jazzy bandages. Sloths are Jedi masters of the hug and these two are inseparable. If you want to see more of Violet then watch my sloth sanctuary documentary that airs on Animal Planet on Dec 17th at 8pm EST.


2 months ago
A star is born! This is baby Sebastian getting rather curious during the filming of my documentary about the Aviarios sloth sanctuary. Sebastian loved the camera and the camera loved him! You will notice he is rather snazzily dressed for a baby sloth. Sebastian had been a bit poorly and so he was wearing specialised sloth pyjamas made out of sports socks to keep him super snuggly. If you want to see more of Sebastian then watch my documentary, ‘Too Cute! Baby Sloths’ when it airs on Animal Planet in the US on Dec 17th at 8pm EST.

A star is born!

This is baby Sebastian getting rather curious during the filming of my documentary about the Aviarios sloth sanctuary. Sebastian loved the camera and the camera loved him! You will notice he is rather snazzily dressed for a baby sloth. Sebastian had been a bit poorly and so he was wearing specialised sloth pyjamas made out of sports socks to keep him super snuggly. If you want to see more of Sebastian then watch my documentary, ‘Too Cute! Baby Sloths’ when it airs on Animal Planet in the US on Dec 17th at 8pm EST.

2 months ago
Oprah, king of the swingers I’ve just arrived at the Aviarios sloth sanctuary for the final filming leg of my sloth documentary for Animal Planet and been greeted with quite a surprise. Oprah (seen here enjoying a bit of quality bucket time) has been hiding a secret. It turns out that she is actually a he and so Judy and the gang have renamed him Harpo. Keen slothville fans will notice that Harpo bears an uncanny resemblance to fellow fuzzball Mateo and that’s probably no coincidence. They both hail from the mountainous interior and there are suspicions that Harpo and Mateo may even be part of a distinct sub-species which would probably have to be called Choloepus cutie pie.

Oprah, king of the swingers

I’ve just arrived at the Aviarios sloth sanctuary for the final filming leg of my sloth documentary for Animal Planet and been greeted with quite a surprise. Oprah (seen here enjoying a bit of quality bucket time) has been hiding a secret. It turns out that she is actually a he and so Judy and the gang have renamed him Harpo. Keen slothville fans will notice that Harpo bears an uncanny resemblance to fellow fuzzball Mateo and that’s probably no coincidence. They both hail from the mountainous interior and there are suspicions that Harpo and Mateo may even be part of a distinct sub-species which would probably have to be called Choloepus cutie pie.

5 months ago
The Sunday Sloth: Randy, Mr Loverman The Aviarios sloth sanctuary is happy to care for any sloth in need but they have to adhere to the one house rule. No sex between inmates. This has been particularly tough for Randy, seen here clinging to a poo pole. Randy was the local wild Lothario sloth who’d rock up looking for some action any time one of the sanctuary’s female sloths went into heat. The fact that he could never reach the sexy sirens didn’t stop him patrolling the grounds in the hope of getting close. One day another male turned up and a fight broke out. A very slow fight which saw Randy fall to the ground and break his arm. This of course may well have been a clever ploy by sneaky Randy to bust into the sanctuary and get closer to the girls. He was rescued and had to have a titanium plate fitted. Now he’s the bionic sloth but sadly still no closer to getting any action with the sanctuary’s lady sloths.

The Sunday Sloth: Randy, Mr Loverman

The Aviarios sloth sanctuary is happy to care for any sloth in need but they have to adhere to the one house rule. No sex between inmates. This has been particularly tough for Randy, seen here clinging to a poo pole. Randy was the local wild Lothario sloth who’d rock up looking for some action any time one of the sanctuary’s female sloths went into heat. The fact that he could never reach the sexy sirens didn’t stop him patrolling the grounds in the hope of getting close. One day another male turned up and a fight broke out. A very slow fight which saw Randy fall to the ground and break his arm. This of course may well have been a clever ploy by sneaky Randy to bust into the sanctuary and get closer to the girls. He was rescued and had to have a titanium plate fitted. Now he’s the bionic sloth but sadly still no closer to getting any action with the sanctuary’s lady sloths.

5 months ago