How sloths survive, thrive as nature’s couch potato | 60 Minutes

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  • čas přidán 24. 12. 2023
  • Sloths, the world's slowest mammal, have been around for 64 million years. Sharyn Alfonsi traveled to Costa Rica to learn more about how they’ve survived.
    #news #animals #sloth
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Komentáře • 234

  • @simpsonsquire1997
    @simpsonsquire1997 Před 3 měsíci +104

    Thank you, JonTron for raising awareness of the Sloth slander that’s apparently been going on for years. I will not stand for this.

  • @ZombieAndroid
    @ZombieAndroid Před 3 měsíci +48

    I won't stand for this sloth slander.

    • @daylinlott5723
      @daylinlott5723 Před 2 měsíci

      You mean you won't hang around just to listen to trash talk

  • @scoon2117
    @scoon2117 Před 5 měsíci +114

    There used to be giant 20 foot tall sloths, imagine how cute and terrifying they were.

    • @HebaruSan
      @HebaruSan Před 5 měsíci +4

      That's one way to avoid avian predation!

    • @mchevre
      @mchevre Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist. dude chill - not the time or place for proselytizing

    • @pele914
      @pele914 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Apparently they tasted good but were indeed dangerous to hunt from historic reports

    • @scoon2117
      @scoon2117 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@pele914 they also dug massive caves that are still around today

    • @christinajay8696
      @christinajay8696 Před 5 dny

      It’s because they are high on tree bark that goes absorbed into they nails just like a human being high 24/7 on mushrooms

  • @LR-mh8hs
    @LR-mh8hs Před 5 měsíci +68

    Seeing a sloth in the wild was one of my most memorable experiences while visiting Costa Rica.

    • @SusanKay-
      @SusanKay- Před 5 měsíci +4

      I'm so jealous! 😭 Must have been so awesome!

    • @LR-mh8hs
      @LR-mh8hs Před 5 měsíci +4

      @@SusanKay-Don't be jealous. Go visit! It is worth whatever sacrifice you have to make.

  • @hovadude
    @hovadude Před 5 měsíci +18

    Can’t think of a better way to start the year than to watch a real sloth hugging a sloth stuffed animal omg that was amazing ❤

  • @marwinout
    @marwinout Před 3 měsíci +22

    reported for bullying sloths

  • @poupdujour
    @poupdujour Před 5 měsíci +146

    Always good to see someone passionate about wildlife like she is. Great piece.

    • @dianapennepacker6854
      @dianapennepacker6854 Před 5 měsíci +9

      Yeah she is contagious with her enthusiasm. Has wit, is and smart.
      I was just thinking on how do Sloths live. Still don't see how they are not killed by predators or hunted by things like Jaguars.

    • @jackburton2680
      @jackburton2680 Před 5 měsíci +1

      They do get preyed upon

  • @conhughes001
    @conhughes001 Před 3 měsíci +34

    JonTron brought me here. Stop bullying sloths.

  • @dr.lazysloth3415
    @dr.lazysloth3415 Před 5 měsíci +36

    Sloths are wonderful 🦥

  • @dhickey5919
    @dhickey5919 Před 5 měsíci +36

    Lovely story with a proper lesson at the end. Convenience is incredibly bad for all of us.

  • @momotaroreincarnatednthtim6303
    @momotaroreincarnatednthtim6303 Před 5 měsíci +10

    60M Years? They've been existing!! I feel humbled as a human being.

  • @hope-mania
    @hope-mania Před 3 měsíci +19

    Stop bullying sloths

  • @ahmedomarabdallah2052
    @ahmedomarabdallah2052 Před 5 měsíci +62

    Wonderful creatures 😍

  • @hildamaine8319
    @hildamaine8319 Před 5 měsíci +13

    The sloth 🦥 smiling face is a treat for the eyes, sweet little species. Thanks to this dedicated group of people.

  • @MaddenScience
    @MaddenScience Před 5 měsíci +46

    This sloth segment surely “adds to the richness of the universe”! Love seeing nature-themed episodes on 60 Minutes.

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas Před 5 měsíci

      I scrolled right over your comment as she said it.

  • @alexaales7937
    @alexaales7937 Před 5 měsíci +22

    i love sloths, there is just something about them. probably the smile :-).

  • @t-r-e-x452
    @t-r-e-x452 Před 3 měsíci +26

    Came over from JonTron slander 60 Minutes. To paraphrase a documentary, "The people behind 60 minutes are bafoons and sloths. Because you did 0 research."

  • @jonasga
    @jonasga Před 5 měsíci +14

    I think sloths are pretty hard working little fellas. I think they move slow to make themselves harder to spot. They're stealthy rather than lazy.

  • @BAD46660
    @BAD46660 Před 5 měsíci +35

    Wonderful animals and passionate researchers. Great reporting.

  • @emojiking8580
    @emojiking8580 Před 5 měsíci +19

    My spirit Animal
    🦥🦥🦥🦥🦥🦥

  • @soralayafriedman9959
    @soralayafriedman9959 Před 5 měsíci +22

    Sharyn is a riot! The sloths are adorable.

  • @hochathanfire0001
    @hochathanfire0001 Před 5 měsíci +11

    Slow and awesome. The Ultimate Couch 🛋️ Potato 🥔. My kind of people.

  • @Fony_turgeson
    @Fony_turgeson Před 5 měsíci +3

    they are so cute hugging that stuffed sloth

  • @cavemann_
    @cavemann_ Před 3 měsíci +14

    I will not stand for Sloth slander.

  • @elconcepcion4368
    @elconcepcion4368 Před 3 měsíci +10

    Sloths are not B-listers, put some respect on Sid's descendants
    (Yes, i just came from the JT video, no I will not elaborate)

  • @Rr0gu3_5uture
    @Rr0gu3_5uture Před 5 měsíci +28

    After watching this, I'm pretty sure that I have a significant amount of sloth DNA in my system.

    • @joanneweiss3864
      @joanneweiss3864 Před 4 měsíci +2

      I KNOW my son does😂😂😂😂

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Před 2 měsíci

      Nah.
      Devoid of the crutches of civilisation and technology humans are pretty active by default.
      During the ice age when food was at its most scarce humans were ranging around all year long just to keep fed.

  • @tiagopinto365
    @tiagopinto365 Před 5 měsíci +15

    this was not only great journalism it was FUN!!!

  • @astralfluxaf
    @astralfluxaf Před 5 měsíci +10

    If I was in nature this would be my ultimate form

    • @lselson
      @lselson Před 4 měsíci +1

      Congratulations, you get into reincarnate into a sloth in your next lifetime.

  • @skfanfanfan
    @skfanfanfan Před 5 měsíci +13

    Brilliant episode

  • @betsylindsay8480
    @betsylindsay8480 Před 5 měsíci +18

    My spirit animal.

  • @hochathanfire0001
    @hochathanfire0001 Před 5 měsíci +6

    What INFECTIOUS enthusiasm.

  • @Matthew-4114
    @Matthew-4114 Před 3 měsíci +10

    Why you hating on the sloth ?

  • @PerfectoKiss
    @PerfectoKiss Před 5 měsíci +5

    I put them in the cute category. Beautiful creature and to be appreciated. Life is not all about the hustle and bustle. Slow down and enjoy life.

  • @DrinkinZima
    @DrinkinZima Před 5 měsíci +8

    Sloths are super cool. Must be protected.

  • @christinatucker160
    @christinatucker160 Před 5 měsíci +8

    Merry Christmas everyone ⛄

  • @karencahill4798
    @karencahill4798 Před 5 měsíci +8

    I am 67. When I was 5 my grandpa gave me his precious taxidermied Three Toad 🦥 sloth.
    I shared it every year throughout Elementary School. Still have it.

  • @DianeLee-je7jm
    @DianeLee-je7jm Před 5 měsíci +7

    Amazing video! Not only informative but entertaining; Lucy has an enviable passion for these creatures and others. So very thankful this dedication exists in this world 🙏🏾🔆

  • @SPIRITWILDCHILD28
    @SPIRITWILDCHILD28 Před 5 měsíci +4

    we moved to Panama from the U.S. a year and a half ago. We've yet to see sloths, but so happy they are here,

    • @elizabethmcleod246
      @elizabethmcleod246 Před 5 měsíci

      You can see them on Isla Colon in Bocas del Toro.

    • @eduardoku
      @eduardoku Před 5 měsíci

      you can also go to the Parque Natural Metropolitano, just saw one on the wild today.

  • @dvdavid4677
    @dvdavid4677 Před 5 měsíci +8

    I ❤ soths

  • @samstapltonn
    @samstapltonn Před 3 měsíci +4

    It’s almost like the “regular media” has a conspiracy against these lovable guys…..😢

  • @derickshalo384
    @derickshalo384 Před 5 měsíci +9

    She got that right. We are extremely obsessed with speed.

    • @cityhawk
      @cityhawk Před 5 měsíci +1

      I guess that's why I'm obsessed with the Dodo. If they ever come back into existence, I’d love to see them in person.

  • @carolynshelton952
    @carolynshelton952 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I love her passion for wildlife and her sense of humor! What an extraordinary woman!

  • @user-ru3ql6ji4p
    @user-ru3ql6ji4p Před 5 měsíci +7

    Such an amazing animal, with so much to teach us.

  • @Memelord2020
    @Memelord2020 Před 3 měsíci +7

    JonTron sent me here

  • @highndry18
    @highndry18 Před 3 měsíci +1

    How dare you make a hit piece on these beautiful creatures

  • @gloryakiepper7918
    @gloryakiepper7918 Před 5 měsíci +8

    Great info from a great video. Lucy is a great woman The world is a better place with her in it. Sincere thanks. A great 2024.🎉

  • @betsyross2.065
    @betsyross2.065 Před 5 měsíci +3

    They take life at their own pace...❤❤❤

  • @averymasters
    @averymasters Před 3 měsíci +10

    JonTron did a thing.

  • @Glenn.Cooper
    @Glenn.Cooper Před 5 měsíci +4

    What a great story. Thank you!

  • @user-nr4dt5di5f
    @user-nr4dt5di5f Před 5 měsíci +1

    Huge fan of this segment on sloths

  • @arthurjeremypearson
    @arthurjeremypearson Před 5 měsíci +1

    1:29 I can watch her be that excited over and over again :-)

  • @Cobbmtngirl
    @Cobbmtngirl Před 5 měsíci +1

    “The richness of the universe” ❤
    I love them. Thank you for this!

  • @leosailor2514
    @leosailor2514 Před 3 měsíci +1

    It’s impressive how docile and tolerant of handling these sloths are. Most animals would hiss aggressively or try desperately to get away

  • @BlitzHitz
    @BlitzHitz Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you for uploading this.

  • @darreth0104
    @darreth0104 Před 11 dny

    I love love LOVE the look on Teddy's face after he realizes it was just Lucy making that noise. "DAMMIT LADY! Do you REALIZE how many leaves I'm gonna need to eat to replace the energy I just burned?!?"

  • @mysam4504
    @mysam4504 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I loved this! Thank you. ❤

  • @daisycasey9077
    @daisycasey9077 Před 5 měsíci +1

    this sloth expert has a lot of charisma

  • @victoriao1828
    @victoriao1828 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Excellent video ❤ thank you so much for sharing 🙏

  • @Nola50
    @Nola50 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Love these precious sweet little one's

  • @maryseman7019
    @maryseman7019 Před 5 měsíci +3

    My spirit animal is a sloth.

  • @nansealove9000
    @nansealove9000 Před 5 měsíci +8

    Thank you so much for this information on sloths and climate change. I love sloths and almost every other animal, so it is disturbing to hear their predicament, but perhaps, as people realize what we’re doing to the other life on earth, they will work harder to fight climate change.

    • @dentalcare1
      @dentalcare1 Před 5 měsíci

      Calm down, already. It's just a theory. Not established science.

  • @CaptainBlitz
    @CaptainBlitz Před 3 měsíci +3

    They're not B list, they're not even S list; they deserve their own god tier ABOVE S!

  • @debrahelmlinger6256
    @debrahelmlinger6256 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Just gave my new nephew in law a stuffed sloth with a red hoodie that says sloth mode. The family thought I shouldn't give to him but it was the only gift I gave him that he took home, left the rest🤣

  • @dh891
    @dh891 Před 3 měsíci

    I love costa rica. It is my favorite country by far. The wild life is out of this world. It is like living in a zoo.

  • @tom13king
    @tom13king Před 3 měsíci +1

    4:03 "They scream in D#"
    *proceeds to scream in A*

  • @suzannederringer1607
    @suzannederringer1607 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Who doesn't love Sloths?❤

  • @logboat5517
    @logboat5517 Před 3 měsíci +10

    JonTron brought me here

  • @bfgivmfith
    @bfgivmfith Před 5 měsíci +3

    Beautiful!

  • @filispirit
    @filispirit Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thanks for this lesson.

  • @PHBRNTGGR2
    @PHBRNTGGR2 Před 5 měsíci

    Sloths are the cutest and coolest animals!!💕❤️🥰

  • @patrickdeclerk4424
    @patrickdeclerk4424 Před 5 měsíci

    Great show great guest keep it up sir they are listening thanks

  • @astralfluxaf
    @astralfluxaf Před 5 měsíci +2

    How could I not click on this? 😢

  • @MrManBuzz
    @MrManBuzz Před 3 měsíci +2

    Justice for Sloths. End this Sloth slander.

  • @matthix7403
    @matthix7403 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Interview with a sloth? "Sloth what do you have to say for yourself?"

  • @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN
    @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN Před 5 měsíci +4

    MERRY
    XMASS🏥🙏🇺🇲🪖🫡🌎🫀🎺🕊️❤️‍🔥🌲⛄

    • @emojiking8580
      @emojiking8580 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Back at ya👋😂 Merry Christmas !!!

  • @lulumoon6942
    @lulumoon6942 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Total. Spirit. Animal.
    And her post Darwin ideas are intriguing, look forward to her book! 👍

  • @radicalsuggestions
    @radicalsuggestions Před 5 měsíci +2

    I was troubled by your use of the word “explorers” to describe conquistadors. It literally means “conquerors” and their legacy is not one of exploration but of genocide.

  • @pibly7784
    @pibly7784 Před 5 měsíci +2

    ❤❤❤. SLOTHS

  • @sandyago4735
    @sandyago4735 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Love those critters

  • @josephdonais4778
    @josephdonais4778 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Either the Sloth having been around so long, proof it is okay to be one, or else I feel for them, iconic in the dregs of our adjectives.
    With the urRu, Mystics of the Dark Chrystal, will I associate them instead.

  • @JanetEarthOne711
    @JanetEarthOne711 Před 5 měsíci +4

    I really liked this 60 Minutes: All about the sperm whale, monkeys, and the sloth.
    Really interesting 👍

  • @dentalcare1
    @dentalcare1 Před 5 měsíci +1

    A half mile an hour is being extremely generous

  • @alsn126
    @alsn126 Před 5 měsíci

    what a beautiful story

  • @angeljohnson234
    @angeljohnson234 Před 5 měsíci

    They're adorable 🥰🥰🥰

  • @Rainbow-sparkle
    @Rainbow-sparkle Před 3 měsíci +2

    @60minutes
    Suggestion for improvement:
    It would have been nice, if you had also shown the dark-skinned man, including his face, who helped climb barefoot to get the sloths from the ant-infested trees. I think it's a sign of respect to show all the helpers involved and at least briefly interview them. :-)
    Positive Feedback:
    Very interesting and informative documation. Thank you very much for your work.

  • @barb6440
    @barb6440 Před 4 měsíci

    I've have my days at work I tell my coworkers 'I'm in sloth' mode. Think they are my spirit animal. 😂

  • @markmnorcal
    @markmnorcal Před 5 měsíci +3

    I thought those were baby sloths not bats.

  • @NakedSageAstrology
    @NakedSageAstrology Před 5 měsíci +5

    Evolution has kept the mighty sloth around for over 64 million years! You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. 🦥

  • @thomasaltruda
    @thomasaltruda Před 5 měsíci +1

    1:10 “poisonous snakes”? Don’t you mean VENOMOUS? You would think a news source with an animal expert at their disposal wouldn’t get things so wrong..

  • @ScottShedd123
    @ScottShedd123 Před 5 měsíci

    My spirit animal

  • @rotspoilandfester6705
    @rotspoilandfester6705 Před 3 měsíci +2

    out of all the things you could have made a hitpiece on, you choose sloths?

  • @sookie_the_fairy
    @sookie_the_fairy Před 5 měsíci +1

    Sloth sloth mo sloth.. Banana fana fo floth.. Me mi mo mloth.. Sloth!! 😊❤

  • @drew1921
    @drew1921 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I wish the sloth was a zodiac sign lol

  • @delxinogaming6046
    @delxinogaming6046 Před 5 měsíci

    Hard hitting news we needed

  • @nicholasharvey1232
    @nicholasharvey1232 Před 5 měsíci +1

    4:18 That is not D sharp. That is A sharp (aka B flat).

  • @DeconvertedMan
    @DeconvertedMan Před 3 měsíci +3

    be nice to the sloths!

  • @TomasPetkevicius94
    @TomasPetkevicius94 Před 5 měsíci +1

    My spiritual animal.

  • @Fony_turgeson
    @Fony_turgeson Před 5 měsíci

    2:35 me trying to run in my dreams

  • @lanabyk8012
    @lanabyk8012 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I sometimes feel like a sloth...because I sleep so much...

  • @Sweet_Dae
    @Sweet_Dae Před 5 měsíci

    Sloths reminds me of the movie zootopia. They look so cute.