Brown-throated three-toed sloth in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
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Feeling lazy? Today's your day!
Isn't it odd that many of us don't have to work on Labour Day, but International Sloth Day is just another Monday? If you're moving slow today, that's just fine – you're outpacing today's homepage subject, which spends 90% of its time scarcely moving a muscle.
Sloths like this three-toed specimen move very little to conserve the scant energy gained from their leaves-only diet. They live their whole lives hanging around in trees from their hooked claws, only descending for bathroom breaks and an occasional swim. Sloths even sleep in a dangling position – often snoozing away 20 hours of the day. Jealous?
Demoiselle cranes come to Khichan village in Rajasthan, India
Red squirrels in Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland
Cross-section of a fossilized ammonite shell
Irohazaka road near Nikko, Japan
Greater racket-tailed drongo in Tripura, India
Polar bear investigating camera, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Female numbat in Brookton, Western Australia, Australia
Moon jelly and an aggregation of stingless golden jellyfish in a landlocked marine lake, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
