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Podcast: Mongabay Newscast
Episode: Sloths' amazing survival skills create a challenge for their survival
Description: Dr. Rebecca Cliffe joins us to challenge myths about sloths like the popular perception of them as lazy creatures: moving slowly is a survival strategy that has been so successful in fact that sloths are some of the oldest mammals on our planet. But Dr. Cliffe also warns of a "sloth crisis" driven by deforestation, roadbuilding, and irresponsible tourism including "sloth selfies," and what you can do to help protect sloths. If you enjoy this show, please visit www.patreon.com/mongabay to pledge any amount to keep it growing. Mongabay is a nonproft media outlet, so al...