- What's going on Coyote Pack?
Right now we're in Costa Rica filming episodes
at a location called Kids Saving the Rainforest
and today I met an animal
that I absolutely must introduce you to.
Get ready to meet the most adorable animal in the world.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
say hello to B-rad.
This creature is just unbelievably adorable.
That's a hat.
(Coyote) Oh, goodness...
Suppin' with the sloth.
Hi...
(safari theme)
Now, B-rad is a baby Three-Toed Sloth.
Yeah, you want to give me a high-three?
High-three, there you go.
What's really interesting about these creatures is
they're called three-toed sloths,
but actually the front feet are the fingers.
Now, they use these three claws
to help them climb around in the tree tops.
This is an arboreal species.
- (off camera) He looks like a little yeti.
- That's a hat.
You've probably never seen a cowboy hat before.
He's like, "Hmmm, maybe I should climb up here."
But I don't think we're going to let you go up there,
little buddy, why don't you stay down here
on your stuffed sloth.
- (off camera) Is that a sloth teddy bear?
- Yeah, this is a stuffed sloth,
a plush sloth and a real sloth.
I love the gray and whitish coloration of the fur
and that very distinct raccoon looking mask on the face.
And you know what I love about the hair of the sloth?
It all kind of grows from the sides backwards
and that's so when they're hanging upside down
from tree limbs, if it rains
the water runs right off of them.
You see that? It's like...
It all grows up towards the spine instead of the spine down.
Now, B-rad is smaller than most baby sloths
and the staff here at the sanctuary believes
that he many have been malnourished when he was out there
in the wild and it could be part of the reason
that he fell out of a tree.
Fortunately, he was brought here to the sanctuary
and they're going to provide him with all the nourishment
that he needs so he can grow bigger and stronger
and eventually be released back out into the wild.
Now, baby sloths make a really interesting noise
and B-rad's not making it, but they do go...
(mimics high pitched noise)
I'm talking to you, I can speak sloth.
(continues to mimic)
That right there is a cecropia leaf.
Let's see if B-rad is hungry.
Oh, he's going for it.
Oh, goodness.
Do you see that?
I don't know what's cuter,
the baby sloth itself or the baby sloth eating a leaf.
Now, sloths have a very specific diet.
As you can imagine being up in the tree top canopy,
they're consuming leaves, mainly leaves.
These are cecropia leaves right here.
And the sloth has a very slow digestive system.
All that plant matter builds up in their digestive tract
and every seven days they climb down from the tree tops
to the forest floor, find a nice little spot,
dig a hole with their tail.
Yeah, the tail, this little tiny nubbin.
It kind of looks like a shovel.
They dig a hole, they do their business,
and then, as long as predator doesn't catch and eat it,
the sloth climbs back up its tree
and goes about its business eating leaves
and waits another seven days
before it makes its next number two.
B-rad, is it almost time for you to go number two?
He's like, "Don't bug me, I'm eating my salad."
B-rad I'm going to just...
- (off camera) Save that for later.
- You know what, I think I could spend my entire afternoon
hanging out with a sloth.
Just you and me B-rad, we could go on little walks together.
I bet you'd fit in my pocket.
I don't think they'd want me to put you in my pocket,
but you would look really cute in my front shirt pocket.
Would you like that? Do you like that idea?
I think he's signing to me right now.
He's saying, "Man, I would love to hang out."
You could come on adventures, you could meet the crew.
You could meet Mario, you could meet Mark.
We could all be buddies, what do you think?
Now, here at the sanctuary they oftentimes
have sloths come in almost on a daily basis,
especially during the time of year
when baby sloths are being born.
And it is sad that sometimes
these babies fall out of the tree
and a lot of times they become victim to predators,
but every once in a while you have a human that comes along
and finds a sloth first and then ends up here at a place
like Kids Saving the Rainforest where they can
be rehabilitated, taken care of, given lots of love and
nourishment, and eventually released back out into the wild.
And that eventually will be the story for B-rad.
Another incredible success story
here at Kids Saving the Rainforest
and in just probably a few months, you'll be back out there
in the rainforest living the sloth life.
Well, how cool was this, spending just a few moments
getting up close with B-rad, the adorable three-toed sloth.
I'm Coyote Peterson and be brave, stay wild,
we'll see you on the next location.
(lighthearted music)
Oh, look at that yawn.
Who's ready for a nap?
(Coyote) If you thought B-rad was adorable,
make sure to go back for a double dose of sloth cuteness
as I compared the three-toed and two-toed sloths.
And don't forget, subscribe so you can join me
and the crew on the next location!