Happiness is a Warm Puppy… Oops, Sloth ;-)
It was a wet rainy morning when we set out by canoe on the great Amazon River. Our goal was to go down river and then hike to small village hidden in the thick overgrowth of the rainforest.
Hopes were high that we would experience firsthand a day in the life of the indigenous Kichwa people. This group of Kichwa live in a small village of about thirty families tucked away from civilization in the Rainforest. Upon our arrival we were greeted by members of the Kichwa people and this cute Sloth. Both the Sloth and the woman seemed enjoy each other’s company. It was a Very Good Day !!
Sloths—the sluggish tree-dwellers of Central and South America—spend their lives in the tropical rain forests. They move through the canopy at a rate of about 40 yards per day, munching on leaves, twigs and buds.
Sloths have an exceptionally low metabolic rate and spend 15 to 20 hours per day sleeping. And surprisingly enough, the long-armed animals are excellent swimmers. They occasionally drop from their treetop perches into water for a paddle.
(iPhone 13 Pro Max, 1/120 @ f/2.8, ISO 250, edited to taste)
Happiness is a Warm Puppy… Oops, Sloth ;-)
It was a wet rainy morning when we set out by canoe on the great Amazon River. Our goal was to go down river and then hike to small village hidden in the thick overgrowth of the rainforest.
Hopes were high that we would experience firsthand a day in the life of the indigenous Kichwa people. This group of Kichwa live in a small village of about thirty families tucked away from civilization in the Rainforest. Upon our arrival we were greeted by members of the Kichwa people and this cute Sloth. Both the Sloth and the woman seemed enjoy each other’s company. It was a Very Good Day !!
Sloths—the sluggish tree-dwellers of Central and South America—spend their lives in the tropical rain forests. They move through the canopy at a rate of about 40 yards per day, munching on leaves, twigs and buds.
Sloths have an exceptionally low metabolic rate and spend 15 to 20 hours per day sleeping. And surprisingly enough, the long-armed animals are excellent swimmers. They occasionally drop from their treetop perches into water for a paddle.
(iPhone 13 Pro Max, 1/120 @ f/2.8, ISO 250, edited to taste)