Baby Sloth and Mom Reunited Using Audio Recording | Nat Geo Wild

Volunteers from Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica played recordings of displaced baby’s cries over handheld speaker to locate brown-throated three-toed sloth mother.
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This baby three-toed sloth was found crying on a Costa Rica beach, separated from its mother. A tourist brought the tiny animal to the Jaguar Rescue Center, and a team searched for the mother… with no success.
The rescuers then got crafty-they recorded the sounds of the baby’s cries, and played back the sounds over a handheld speaker. Finally, a female sloth emerged from a tree canopy in response to the recorded cries.
The infant was lifted up to the female, and the apparent mother used her keen sense of smell to identify her baby.While the two sloths began to slowly nuzzle, Jaguar Rescue Center onlookers celebrated the reunion.
While brown-throated three-toed sloths are not an endangered species, they do face human-created dangers, including loss of forest habitat and electrocution on power lines. This soup can-size baby now stands a chance at survival in its mother’s protective embrace.
Read more in "Baby Sloth Reunited With Mom in Moving Video"
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[@NatGeoWild]

With the help of technology, rescuers were able to get this baby sloth back to its mother. What are your thoughts on this adorable reunion?

[@carolinevictory1414]

Absolutely beautiful! And so resourceful of the rescuers to record the baby!! 👍
I'm glad they brought it back to it's real mom and not just some shelter! I bet the sloths were so happy!!!🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 Wonderful story with a happy ending!!!

[@wolftmfg]

That it’s awesome!

[@ElenaLin]

I could feel the relief of the baby when it found its mother, it's heartwarming to see that people care about them!

[@NatGeoWild]

We're so happy that these two sloths were able to be reunited! If you'd like to learn more, read on: bit.ly/2xjWmLg

[@AzlianaLyana]

Bless these people and their creativity! Mom and baby finally reunited thanks to this great idea. Now, hope that they don't accidentally hold on to a live wire. Be safe, sloths! 🤗 Thanks for sharing National Geographic.

[@MeMe-sr3uu]

Glad they got the sloths to be reunited.

[@carolinevictory1414]

I just can't believe the baby is the size of a soup can!!! Awwww...🙃 God bless the Lil thing and his mommy!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@melissalinardos5724]

This made me tear up in a very happy way

[@albertocurro406]

Yes is cute

[@youtubeuser-7098]

It’s soooo heart warming to hear that baby sloth to find it’s mom, I remember watching the video of the baby sloth lost on the beach, seeing something like that just puts a large smile on your face.

[@sarojinichaudhury]

There cannot be a more beautiful scene.

[@simonal1989]

Give those people a medal

[@georgebaker8577]

This is very heart warming. Thank goodness there are caring people around the world who care about wildlife. To those people: THANK YOU.

[@elliottcarson1248]

When baby sloths fall out of trees they usually become leopard food pretty fast, that was a lucky find that poor little guy was so scared.

[@lucusdianae5892]

Ooohhhh! Good luck and a lot of love to this cute sloth family!

[@zoofan9280]

May Allah bless these people for helping the baby sloth

[@janinebell763]

That was so beautiful

[@abadheshmathur7690]

Amazing creature of the Earth

[@murielbutlermartin927]

This makes me happy.😊

[@MatthewTheslothdueSpongeBobfan]

This is so cute

[@isahaqyusuf777]

This is cute

[@luthfifalaqi8138]

Best........Job.........Ever

[@pibly7784]

So precious !!!

[@jenniferloving9054]

A beautiful moment♥

[@franciscajimenezzafra7617]

Fantástico testimonio 👏🧾🧾🧾🧾🧾🧾🧾❤

[@TheMidnightMoons]

I don’t get why anyone would downvote this...

[@pibly7784]

Exactly

[@carolinevictory1414]

I don't understand that at all

[@breadong]

You used too much reddit

[@marlenechagaspereira618]

Muito obrigado por ayudar animal

[@fabiof.8152]

MY HEART IS MELTING SO FAST ❤

[@TheSloth8722]

Respect

[@colormyworld90]

So cool and amazing!!

[@6FeetUnder85]

Omg soooo adorable 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@NatGeoWild]

We agree that this reunion is very adorable! If you'd like to learn more about it, read on: bit.ly/2xjWmLg

[@unicorndannyboy1134]

A sloth ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💗

[@You2oob]

Thumbnail looks like the Death Stranding poster of Sam and BB

[@anitamackinnon7975]

❤️🥰

[@kennethsaboriomora8803]

En realidad aquí en Costa Rica Hay un montón de perezosos y tal vez algún otro día vuelva a pasar eso

[@carolinevictory1414]

In reality, here in Costa Rica... that's all I could get.

[@r.g.o3879]

@@carolinevictory1414 in reality there in Costa Rica there are lots of sloths and maybe one day it will come to pass

[@carolinevictory1414]

@@r.g.o3879 thanx for translating- my spanish is a little rusty...

[@warrenrobete2619]

the father works overtime,, sorry kiddo

[@luisenrique4102]

Lindo doom

[@usernameundefined123]

At 1:27 she looks like she is saying awwh he cute but I didn’t sign up for this haha jk

[@mariamarta5468]

🌿😇🙏

[@dianamercado1810]

How did the mom lose her baby? Just wondering. Cause I know when a bird kicks a newborn off a nest of because they’re sick. Is this possible with sloths?

[@aethelwyrnblack4918]

Sometimes if a sloth has twins, the weaker of the two will get the bird treatment.

[@sarahredwood537]

First😵🐐💉🇨🇦💊🐎

[@seankopperstad8884]

Protect the forest and all the creatures