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The sloth whisperer

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Bismar, the guide from my Breakfast at the Farm Tour, is a master at spotting wild animals.

As we drove through the vast property of Morgan’s Rock, he talked about the families of monkeys and sloths living in the trees around us.

I had seen about a million monkeys on this Nicaragua trip. While it is still exciting to spot one in the wild, especially if there’s a baby with the family, the excitement wears off quickly. (Perhaps I am becoming a jaded traveler.)

But a sloth?

That would be freaking awesome!

 

I saw a sloth once in Panama (supposedly). It looked like a small ball of fur high up in a tree. A tour guide told me it was a sloth, but honestly, it could have been anything.

I told Bismar we must see a sloth.

 

He claimed his expertise in spotting them in these trees and all but promised we would see one.  I was filled with anticipation.

I was sitting in the back of a truck with Deb and Dan, a couple from Colorado, staring up in the trees.  We had our D-SLRs ready to go.

Bismar yelled for the driver to stop.

 

There it was… a giant sloth up in the trees.

 

 

I had no idea sloths grow so large.  I could see it’s nose.  I could see it’s claws wrapped around the tree branches.  And this one wasn’t just curled up in a ball sleeping.

It was actually moving!

 

Moving slowly, but much faster than I would have expected.

 

 

There you have it. My coolest wild animal sighting to date.

What is your coolest wild animal sighting?

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