Watch rare video of baby sloth being born and dangling from umbilical cord

Footage was shot by a tourism guide near La Fortuna, Costa Rica.

On 3/4/20 at 6:46 AM ESTFootage of a sloth being born and then dangling from the umbilical cord from a tree has been shared by the tourist guide who filmed it. The newborn sloth can be seen falling and dangling in the air before its mother pulls it in and cradles it from the branch she is hanging from.

a three toed sloth having a baby in the wild is something that you don't see every dayUn perezoso de 3 dedos teniendo un bebé es algo que no se ve todos los días 😀😀😃😃"A three toed sloth having a baby in the wild is something that you don't see every day," he wrote in a Facebook post.National Geographic

Rebecca Cliffe, executive director of the Sloth Conservation Foundation, in Costa Rica, told the magazine that witnessing the birth of a three-toed sloth is fairly rare as they are sedentary and spend most of their time hidden in tree tops. She did, however, see a sloth birth in 2013:"It was all pretty dramatic," she is quoted as saying. In this case, the mother reached down and picked up the baby before eating the amniotic sac, the cord and the placenta.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

Newsweek /  🏆 468. in US

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Haim's 'The Steps' Music Video: WatchThe Haim sisters don&39;t seem to follow &34;The Steps&34; of a conventional relationship in their robust, yet groovy new song, which they released today (Mar. 3).
Read more »

Here’s How To Watch Disney PlusDisney+ will disrupt video streaming forever. Here's everything you need to know about the new streaming service.
Read more »

Angelina Pivarnick Has an Idea of Who Can Replace Snooki: Watch!Jersey Shore: Family Vacation star Angelina Pivarnick weighs in on Nicole Snooki Polizzi’s retirement.
Read more »

LIVE UPDATES: Watch the results for tonight's North Carolina Senate primary - Business InsiderThe winner of the Democratic primary will go on to face Sen. Thom Tillis, one of the most vulnerable Republican Senators.
Read more »

Watch Louis Vuitton's Fall 2020 Show Live From ParisStream your way through one of the season's most anticipated shows.
Read more »