Sloths are considered to be the laziest and from time to time even the ugliest animals on the planet. They are widely known for their lack of movement, similarity to Mona Lisa’s contorted smile and surprisingly high meme potential. But what if they have much more to offer? What if, these furry, lazy creatures conceal the true recipe for healthier and happier lifestyle? If you want to find out more about nature’s irony to create animal so unexpectedly unique – check out this video!
Questions:
1. Have you ever seen a sloth in a real life?
2. What fact about the sloth surprised you the most?
3. To what aspects of your life could you apply the sloths’ philosophy?
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No I haven't.
2. What fact about the sloth surprised you the most?
They are just living my dream life. The work where you spend as much as energy as possible and still counting as you are doing the hard job.
3. To what aspects of your life could you apply the sloths’ philosophy?
Definitely marriage. It's good to use sloths' philosophy in here when you have to take everything so slowly.
2. So the most amazing fact about sloth is that they live on the trees, eat leaves, move very very slowly, rarely change their “home” and YET the only case when they climb down from a tree is when they want to poop. Isn’t it amazing?
https://youtu.be/ndMKTnSRsKM
3. My grand father always said “спешка нужна при ловле блох” which translates to “you only need to hurry if you are catching flees”. He is not a sloth, but he always took his time. I don’t like doing things slow, although you should be always slow when taking a turn while driving a car ☝🏻.
There are a lot of strange facts about sloths like the fact they can swim but if they stay too long in water and their fur soaks too much water they will drown, but I think the craziest fact is that they die of starvation not because they can't find the food but because their metabolism is very slow and if temperature drops too low, the bacteria in their stomachs can't help break cellulose in the leaves. It is common for sloths with full stomach die of starvation.
I live hasty life so there is not much space for it (or at least i believe so) but if i had opportunity I'd apply sloth's philosophy to mannerism of small things like slowly brew the perfect tea or spend hours in a comfortable armchair listening to music from vinyl.
I'd focus more time on small things.
When it comes to their way of living, I would definitely agree with you, it’s important to take some things in life slow, without worrying and stressing out about things we cannot even change.
I’m glad your grandpa is not a sloth (insert another not funny joke in here) , even though I wouldn’t mind having one of my own. I don’t like taking things slow either, I’m too hot-headed I guess, but I’m learning how to take things slowly, appreciate life and benefit from it more.
I must admit, I’m always very pleased to know someone takes time to learn something more about sloths. They are charmingly plain, but I think they conceal plenty of secrets. Amazingly complicated creatures leading uncomplicated life!
I always say, focusing on “little pleasures” is something, that takes time to learn in this fast-living society. I even made it my theme for a final graduation project -> (fell free to check it out!) https://vimeo.com/381783248
2. Each animal has some interesting feature, behavior. What I liked most was that they spend their entire lives in a tree and they have to go down to the ground from time to time.
3. I don't think so. I have a different approach to life. Maybe someday I will become such a sloth, but now I want to act, I want to work, I want to live and get a handful of life. I wish all people act this way, then the world would be better.
I had a chance to see the sloth in the zoo, unfortunately I did not see him in its natural environment.
2. What fact about the sloth surprised you the most?
I was very surprised to learn that sloths only need 100 calories a day and that their have more neck bones even than a giraffe and can rotate their heads by 270 degrees.
3. To what aspects of your life could you apply the sloths’ philosophy?
I think all people should reflect on the last words that were said in this presentation. We have to think about whether we are not rushing too much and whether this will not end up as a disaster for us.
2. I think their stomach being stuck to their ribs so it won’t crush their lungs while they are upside down is an interesting little fact about their adaptability I didn't know until now.
3. Many of us lack the ability to slow down a bit, relax, brush off the worries and appreciate the moment. Although we know that sloths save energy because it’s crucial for their survival, the amount of sleep they take in combination with their pacified “facial expression” makes them good spirit animals for those tired of the crazy tempo of nowadays life.
Nope. I actually have been to zoos only couple of times at all. Do you think they are worth visiting?
2. What fact about the sloth surprised you the most?
The fact that they have sol little nutritional value and meat that in the food chain they are nobody's part of natural ration. Seriously, this part surprised me. Being that slow means zero chance of survival, but you don't care when actually nobody wants to eat you.
3. To what aspects of your life could you apply the sloths’ philosophy?
Every? The golden rule -- be a sloth only up to the point where it starts to hurt. Lower than that -- be a sloth.
Most of all I was amazed that sloths can swim well.
As a child, my father often told me one proverb, the literal translation is a bit strange, but in meaning it is close to "Haste makes waste" although in the original it is about laughter. He also often said another "Measure seven times, cut once"
I was lucky and saw him in Columbia in a park. I was surprised because I thought these animals were bigger.
2. What fact about the sloth surprised you the most?
Certainly, that such a slow species hasn't become extinct yet. In the era of current predators, it catches better than not one cat in extinction.
3. To what aspects of your life could you apply the sloths’ philosophy?
Noooo. I am a completely different type of person :)
2) I wasn't aware of their digestive system. Apparently, it is much more complicated than I ever thought it could be.
3) To any long term decision making. I don't think you should necessarily do it slowly, but I long since noticed that myself and many other people tend to make very important and potentially long-lasting decisions in almost irrational haste.
Unfortunately I haven’t seen a sloth in real life, I think they are really cool, and strongly disagree with the opinion that they are the ugliest animals on the planet, they look cool, and chill as hell.
2. What fact about the sloth surprised you the most?
The most surprising fact about sloths was how slow their metabolism is, and that they need so little calories. I guess it makes sense if you think about how little they move, but it was really surprising for me.
3. To what aspects of your life could you apply the sloths’ philosophy?
Even though I think sloths are super cool, I don’t think I would like to apply their philosophy in my life. I’m just not that kind of person.
2. I did not know that they live in trees.
3.It would be nice to live in trees.
2. Perhaps it is that thanks to slow movements, they have a better chance of protecting themselves against predator attacks and how they look when they are not on the tree.
3. I have no idea. Sometimes all of us should be a sloth and lay down, eat and don’t worry about nothing.
2. The most surprising think is that they need only 100 calories a day to live and that they rarely come down of Trees.
3. I think that their attitude to life is really instructive. They don’t care to much and they don’t stress. Anyone should apply these rules to live a happier and healthier life.
2. Actually the one that was mentioned very superficially in the video above. As a child I was watching a lot of materials about animals and their natural habitat (i have this impression sometimes that i was learning much more these days than i am now). I still remember the shock i was in when i first time saw video showing how actually good swimmers are sloths. Comparing to their most commonly known movements it was quite amazing how good their float on surface and how fast they travel long distances in water.
3. I would love to slow my life a bit. Move out from town and leave behind all the rush and noise. Not quite certain if it's the domain of actual sloths or rather the stereotypical symbol of them. But it's the most inspiaring one for me.
Plenty of them actually! The facts that they’re surviving eating only 100 calories a day and processing food for 30 days are pretty interesting. I never thought that their digestive system is as slow as they are :) And “mouth fart” also made me giggle.
Eh, I’m pretty speedy person myself, like this TED speaker, so I’m not sure how is it possible to just stop and take things slowly. But I agree with what she said in the end: we should reunite with the nature and be economical with energy, otherwise our planet will continue to suffer as it does right now.
Oh, I would apply it to whole my current speed of life. Because it's too speedy and I'm already tired of it little bit.
Thank you a lot for presentation, I've learned a lot about sloths
1. I'm not sure if I've seen this creature at the zoo or not, however, I remember there was a rumour in one of the Canadian Aquarium that there was a sloth living in the tropical exhibition. I looked for it for over an hour but I couldn't find it. If it was really there they are extremely good at hiding.
2. I've heard about their slow metabolism and the strengths that it give them, however, I have never heard about the giant sloth. I would really like to meet one of those. They must've been expectational.
3. Actually, I'm mostly focused on being "economical with energy." To me, this term is not only an environmental friendly issue but also a personal one. First of all, I get extremely annoyed when someone uses the energy in a wasteful way, such as leaving the car on while on the side of the road to listen to the music or keep the AC on, Although the worst example is to open the window while the AC is still working. But on the other hand, I also think about my personal energy, such as sloths do. If I'm going to be productive later I need my rest. It is not exceptional. I can work without resting but nothing good will come out of it. Once in a while, I need to accumulate it, usually on the couch, playing or watching or just doing nothing at all. Only then I can do the work properly.
2. I must say that this video was very interesting, funny and informative. Each of the facts from sloths life presented in it interested me. One of them was that sloths take up to a month to digest one leaf. They are fascinating animals. The external appearance also has an interesting, which makes viewer smile on the face.
3. I think we should take an example of them and throw them into so-called slack. Nowadays people live too quickly forget about the charms of living here and now. We should reduce the pace and admire the world around us.
In our very fast and crazy times, in which everyone rushes about - to create a company, finish some kind of project, start a new one, earn more money. We should all slow down a bit and look around. Mother nature has come up with everything for us and we only need to see it. These non-predatory animals appeared 40 million years ago and still live. Worth learning from them how to exist on Earth.
I'm Turkish. I'm not even sure this animal is in my country. Maybe it exists in the zoo in Poland. If we come to the answer to the question, no :)
2. What fact about the sloth surprised you the most?
Everything of the animal is amazing. I saw a video thing, the snake is passing by the animal and it is moving towards the snake, but it is so slow that the snake does not even notice.
3. To what aspects of your life could you apply the sloths’ philosophy?
When you go home, lie on the bed and continue your life like that :)
2. The fact that the sloth’s smile is considered to be similar to the Mona Lisa’s one surprised me the most. I have never heard about it.
3. In my opinion the sloth’s philosophy could be applied to our everyday life. I mean nowadays we should take our time and life slowlier, cause life past fast and we won’t have enough time to spend it for example with the people we love.