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

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.
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  • @simpsonsquire1997
    @simpsonsquire19973 ай бұрын

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

  • @LR-mh8hs
    @LR-mh8hs5 ай бұрын

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

  • @SusanKay-

    @SusanKay-

    5 ай бұрын

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

  • @LR-mh8hs

    @LR-mh8hs

    5 ай бұрын

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

  • @scoon2117
    @scoon21175 ай бұрын

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

  • @HebaruSan

    @HebaruSan

    5 ай бұрын

    That's one way to avoid avian predation!

  • @mchevre

    @mchevre

    5 ай бұрын

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

  • @pele914

    @pele914

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @scoon2117

    @scoon2117

    3 ай бұрын

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

  • @christinajay8696

    @christinajay8696

    13 күн бұрын

    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

  • @ZombieAndroid
    @ZombieAndroid3 ай бұрын

    I won't stand for this sloth slander.

  • @daylinlott5723

    @daylinlott5723

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @hovadude
    @hovadude5 ай бұрын

    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 ❤

  • @dr.lazysloth3415
    @dr.lazysloth34155 ай бұрын

    Sloths are wonderful 🦥

  • @poupdujour
    @poupdujour5 ай бұрын

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

  • @dianapennepacker6854

    @dianapennepacker6854

    5 ай бұрын

    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

    5 ай бұрын

    They do get preyed upon

  • @ahmedomarabdallah2052
    @ahmedomarabdallah20525 ай бұрын

    Wonderful creatures 😍

  • @MaddenScience
    @MaddenScience5 ай бұрын

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

  • @2degucitas

    @2degucitas

    5 ай бұрын

    I scrolled right over your comment as she said it.

  • @dhickey5919
    @dhickey59195 ай бұрын

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

  • @momotaroreincarnatednthtim6303
    @momotaroreincarnatednthtim63035 ай бұрын

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

  • @marwinout
    @marwinout3 ай бұрын

    reported for bullying sloths

  • @hildamaine8319
    @hildamaine83195 ай бұрын

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

  • @alexaales7937
    @alexaales79375 ай бұрын

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

  • @BAD46660
    @BAD466605 ай бұрын

    Wonderful animals and passionate researchers. Great reporting.

  • @soralayafriedman9959
    @soralayafriedman99595 ай бұрын

    Sharyn is a riot! The sloths are adorable.

  • @emojiking8580
    @emojiking85805 ай бұрын

    My spirit Animal 🦥🦥🦥🦥🦥🦥

  • @Fony_turgeson
    @Fony_turgeson5 ай бұрын

    they are so cute hugging that stuffed sloth

  • @hochathanfire0001
    @hochathanfire00015 ай бұрын

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

  • @jonasga
    @jonasga5 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @skfanfanfan
    @skfanfanfan5 ай бұрын

    Brilliant episode

  • @t-r-e-x452
    @t-r-e-x4523 ай бұрын

    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."

  • @tiagopinto365
    @tiagopinto3655 ай бұрын

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

  • @conhughes001
    @conhughes0013 ай бұрын

    JonTron brought me here. Stop bullying sloths.

  • @elconcepcion4368
    @elconcepcion43683 ай бұрын

    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)

  • @hope-mania
    @hope-mania3 ай бұрын

    Stop bullying sloths

  • @hochathanfire0001
    @hochathanfire00015 ай бұрын

    What INFECTIOUS enthusiasm.

  • @astralfluxaf
    @astralfluxaf5 ай бұрын

    If I was in nature this would be my ultimate form

  • @lselson

    @lselson

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @Matthew-4114
    @Matthew-41143 ай бұрын

    Why you hating on the sloth ?

  • @Rr0gu3_5uture
    @Rr0gu3_5uture5 ай бұрын

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

  • @joanneweiss3864

    @joanneweiss3864

    4 ай бұрын

    I KNOW my son does😂😂😂😂

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    2 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @cavemann_
    @cavemann_3 ай бұрын

    I will not stand for Sloth slander.

  • @betsylindsay8480
    @betsylindsay84805 ай бұрын

    My spirit animal.

  • @PerfectoKiss
    @PerfectoKiss5 ай бұрын

    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
    @DrinkinZima5 ай бұрын

    Sloths are super cool. Must be protected.

  • @dvdavid4677
    @dvdavid46775 ай бұрын

    I ❤ soths

  • @christinatucker160
    @christinatucker1605 ай бұрын

    Merry Christmas everyone ⛄

  • @karencahill4798
    @karencahill47985 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @Edible_edibility

    @Edible_edibility

    3 ай бұрын

    Oh that is so cool

  • @Memelord2020
    @Memelord20203 ай бұрын

    JonTron sent me here

  • @user-ru3ql6ji4p
    @user-ru3ql6ji4p5 ай бұрын

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

  • @SPIRITWILDCHILD28
    @SPIRITWILDCHILD285 ай бұрын

    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

    5 ай бұрын

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

  • @eduardoku

    @eduardoku

    5 ай бұрын

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

  • @carolynshelton952
    @carolynshelton9525 ай бұрын

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

  • @DianeLee-je7jm
    @DianeLee-je7jm5 ай бұрын

    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 🙏🏾🔆

  • @highndry18
    @highndry183 ай бұрын

    How dare you make a hit piece on these beautiful creatures

  • @derickshalo384
    @derickshalo3845 ай бұрын

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

  • @cityhawk

    @cityhawk

    5 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @betsyross2.065
    @betsyross2.0655 ай бұрын

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

  • @samstapltonn
    @samstapltonn3 ай бұрын

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

  • @gloryakiepper7918
    @gloryakiepper79185 ай бұрын

    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.🎉

  • @user-nr4dt5di5f
    @user-nr4dt5di5f5 ай бұрын

    Huge fan of this segment on sloths

  • @Cobbmtngirl
    @Cobbmtngirl5 ай бұрын

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

  • @Glenn.Cooper
    @Glenn.Cooper5 ай бұрын

    What a great story. Thank you!

  • @CaptainBlitz
    @CaptainBlitz3 ай бұрын

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

  • @arthurjeremypearson
    @arthurjeremypearson5 ай бұрын

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

  • @debrahelmlinger6256
    @debrahelmlinger62565 ай бұрын

    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🤣

  • @darreth0104
    @darreth010418 күн бұрын

    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?!?"

  • @Nola50
    @Nola505 ай бұрын

    Love these precious sweet little one's

  • @nansealove9000
    @nansealove90005 ай бұрын

    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

    5 ай бұрын

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

  • @daisycasey9077
    @daisycasey90775 ай бұрын

    this sloth expert has a lot of charisma

  • @averymasters
    @averymasters3 ай бұрын

    JonTron did a thing.

  • @maryseman7019
    @maryseman70195 ай бұрын

    My spirit animal is a sloth.

  • @BlitzHitz
    @BlitzHitz5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for uploading this.

  • @tom13king
    @tom13king3 ай бұрын

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

  • @victoriao1828
    @victoriao18285 ай бұрын

    Excellent video ❤ thank you so much for sharing 🙏

  • @mysam4504
    @mysam45045 ай бұрын

    I loved this! Thank you. ❤

  • @PHBRNTGGR2
    @PHBRNTGGR25 ай бұрын

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

  • @matthix7403
    @matthix74034 ай бұрын

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

  • @suzannederringer1607
    @suzannederringer16075 ай бұрын

    Who doesn't love Sloths?❤

  • @bfgivmfith
    @bfgivmfith5 ай бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @filispirit
    @filispirit5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this lesson.

  • @leosailor2514
    @leosailor25144 ай бұрын

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

  • @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN
    @LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN5 ай бұрын

    MERRY XMASS🏥🙏🇺🇲🪖🫡🌎🫀🎺🕊️❤️‍🔥🌲⛄

  • @emojiking8580

    @emojiking8580

    5 ай бұрын

    Back at ya👋😂 Merry Christmas !!!

  • @pibly7784
    @pibly77845 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤. SLOTHS

  • @astralfluxaf
    @astralfluxaf5 ай бұрын

    How could I not click on this? 😢

  • @dh891
    @dh8913 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @barb6440
    @barb64404 ай бұрын

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

  • @lulumoon6942
    @lulumoon69425 ай бұрын

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

  • @logboat5517
    @logboat55173 ай бұрын

    JonTron brought me here

  • @MrManBuzz
    @MrManBuzz3 ай бұрын

    Justice for Sloths. End this Sloth slander.

  • @sandyago4735
    @sandyago47355 ай бұрын

    Love those critters

  • @radicalsuggestions
    @radicalsuggestions5 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @patrickdeclerk4424
    @patrickdeclerk44245 ай бұрын

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

  • @JanetEarthOne711
    @JanetEarthOne7115 ай бұрын

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

  • @sookie_the_fairy
    @sookie_the_fairy5 ай бұрын

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

  • @Rainbow-sparkle
    @Rainbow-sparkle4 ай бұрын

    @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.

  • @markmnorcal
    @markmnorcal5 ай бұрын

    I thought those were baby sloths not bats.

  • @drew1921
    @drew19214 ай бұрын

    I wish the sloth was a zodiac sign lol

  • @DeconvertedMan
    @DeconvertedMan3 ай бұрын

    be nice to the sloths!

  • @ScottShedd123
    @ScottShedd1235 ай бұрын

    My spirit animal

  • @angeljohnson234
    @angeljohnson2345 ай бұрын

    They're adorable 🥰🥰🥰

  • @josephdonais4778
    @josephdonais47785 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @dentalcare1
    @dentalcare15 ай бұрын

    A half mile an hour is being extremely generous

  • @alsn126
    @alsn1265 ай бұрын

    what a beautiful story

  • @thomasaltruda
    @thomasaltruda5 ай бұрын

    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..

  • @nicholasharvey1232
    @nicholasharvey12325 ай бұрын

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

  • @rotspoilandfester6705
    @rotspoilandfester67053 ай бұрын

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

  • @delxinogaming6046
    @delxinogaming60465 ай бұрын

    Hard hitting news we needed

  • @LaurieValdez-zk3dy
    @LaurieValdez-zk3dy6 күн бұрын

    I ❤ Sloths 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @Fony_turgeson
    @Fony_turgeson5 ай бұрын

    2:35 me trying to run in my dreams

  • @lanabyk8012
    @lanabyk80125 ай бұрын

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

  • @rwfidel
    @rwfidel5 ай бұрын

    Does anyone know the name of the sanctuaries mentioned in the piece?

  • @jimannothe

    @jimannothe

    3 ай бұрын

    Toucan rescue ranch

  • @TomasPetkevicius94
    @TomasPetkevicius945 ай бұрын

    My spiritual animal.