Slothville

The only thing cuter than a sloth is a pygmy sloth

20 miles off the coast of Panama in Central America there’s a tiny island that’s home to a unique species of tiny sloths. The pygmy sloths of Escudo Island, Panama have evolved in isolation and shrunk to about half the size of the normal three-fingered sloths found on the mainland. They live in the mangrove swamps where they’re fond of eating a vine that is known to have similar properties to Valium. So they don’t just look stoned, they are stoned. For thousands of years these mellow midgets have hung out on their paradise island, free from predators. But a recent scientific expedition has revealed that there are now less than 100 sloths left as their mangrove home is being destroyed and local fishermen have taken to killing the slow moving stoners and eating them! They urgently need your help so please click here to donate a few pennies to help the unique evolutionary treasure that is dwarf sloth island.

I love Lucy

Ladies and gentlemen I’d like to introduce you to my namesake, Lucy the sloth. Lucy looks super chilled hanging out in her very own wicker basket but her short life has already seen more drama than a season of the Sopranos. She was having a lovely lazy time hanging out in the jungles of Colombia when she was snatched from her mother by poachers working for the pet trade. But Lucy is a lucky sloth and was rescued and brought to the AIUNAU sloth sanctuary who are pioneering work rehabilitating orphaned babies. So once Lucy is big enough she’ll return to her jungle home with quite a story to tell her worried mom.

AIUNAU rely on donations to continue the important work they do, so if you want to help sloths like Lucy click here.

SLOTH SCHOOL REPORT CARD

• Student: Biscuit
• Age: 2 months
• Hugging: Excellent
• Climbing: Improving
• Bean eating: Good
• Running: Poor
• Snoozing: Shows natural flair

Those unaccustomed to high levels of cute may have to shield their eyes from this post which comes with a public health warning. For this is Mira - short for Miracle - seen here doing her best impression of a stuffed toy. As the tiniest orphan to ever arrive at the Aviarios sloth sanctuary Mira’s chances of survival were considered slim. But she’s flourished and is in fact becoming quite a feisty young sloth. Mira’s appetite is big but she remains small and staff at the sanctuary suspect she’s a dwarf. If you feel like giving Mira a helping hand why not visit the sanctuary website and adopt her. Even though she’s small enough they won’t post her to you - sloths should never be kept as pets - but they will send you regular updates of her progress.

Staring down a sloth

Here’s Phil the cameraman on my ‘Meet the Sloths’ documentary in a staring contest with the plucky young Sebastian. Sebastian had just been treated for a skin condition and was a patient in the Aviarios del Caribe sanctuary slothpital but he still beat Phil hands down. Proving that staring down a sloth, even a sick one, is no mean feat.

‘Meet the Sloths’ premieres in the UK on Animal Planet on March 4th 2012.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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!’

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.