This is the heart-warming moment a 'scared, wet and hungry' sloth was rescued from a river and carried to safety. Inch by inch, in characteristic sluggishness, the mammal wrapped its long claws around a branch being held by a group of resort workers at Junglewood Falls in Panama.Once the animal had a firm grip on the stick, it hung on as the wardens lifted it back to the safety of the trees. The excruciatingly slow rescue mission was filmed by one of the group and captures the sloth's gradual attempts to haul itself up from the Mamoní River. Inch by inch, in characteristic sluggishness, the mammal wraps its long claws around a branch being held by a group of resort workers at Junglewood Falls in Panama One of the men gently lifts up the branch, giving it a small shake to ensure the sloth is holding on, and begins to climb back up the rocks to high ground The five-minute clip starts by showing the sloth clinging to a rock in shallow waters to stop itself being dragged any further down river.It is surrounded by a group of people who work at the Junglewood Falls resort who are dangling a stick over the furry animal. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next It's #dogsatpollingstations! Pooches across Britain wait... Florida teenager claims to have spotted the Loch Ness... Share this article Share The sloth slowly stretches up one of its arms with and hooks its sharp claws around the branch.It then clamps a foot on the stick too and seems to have established a relatively secure hold. Because it is a precarious climb, one of the group clambers on ahead and then receives the sloth from the person carrying it belowSo one of the men gently lifts up the branch, giving it a small shake to ensure the sloth is holding on, and begins to climb back up the rocks to high ground.Because it is a precarious climb, one of the group clambers on ahead and then receives the sloth from the person carrying it below.They make their way over to some nearby trees which they poke the stick into in the hope of returning the sloth to its habitat. And this time the sloth does not hang about and quickly transfers from the branch back to the trees where it munches down some leaves. They make their way over to some nearby trees which they poke the stick into in the hope of returning the sloth to its habitat This time the sloth does not hang about and quickly transfers from the branch back to the trees where it munches down some leaves
Workers rescue soaked sloth which was washed downriver
This is the heart-warming moment a 'scared, wet and hungry' sloth was rescued from a river and carried to safety. Inch by inch, in characteristic sluggishness, the mammal wrapped its long claws around a branch being held by a group of resort workers at Junglewood Falls in Panama.Once the animal had a firm grip on the stick, it hung on as the wardens lifted it back to the safety of the trees. The excruciatingly slow rescue mission was filmed by one of the group and captures the sloth's gradual attempts to haul itself up from the Mamoní River. Inch by inch, in characteristic sluggishness, the mammal wraps its long claws around a branch being held by a group of resort workers at Junglewood Falls in Panama One of the men gently lifts up the branch, giving it a small shake to ensure the sloth is holding on, and begins to climb back up the rocks to high ground The five-minute clip starts by showing the sloth clinging to a rock in shallow waters to stop itself being dragged any further down river.It is surrounded by a group of people who work at the Junglewood Falls resort who are dangling a stick over the furry animal. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next It's #dogsatpollingstations! Pooches across Britain wait... Florida teenager claims to have spotted the Loch Ness... Share this article Share The sloth slowly stretches up one of its arms with and hooks its sharp claws around the branch.It then clamps a foot on the stick too and seems to have established a relatively secure hold. Because it is a precarious climb, one of the group clambers on ahead and then receives the sloth from the person carrying it belowSo one of the men gently lifts up the branch, giving it a small shake to ensure the sloth is holding on, and begins to climb back up the rocks to high ground.Because it is a precarious climb, one of the group clambers on ahead and then receives the sloth from the person carrying it below.They make their way over to some nearby trees which they poke the stick into in the hope of returning the sloth to its habitat. And this time the sloth does not hang about and quickly transfers from the branch back to the trees where it munches down some leaves. They make their way over to some nearby trees which they poke the stick into in the hope of returning the sloth to its habitat This time the sloth does not hang about and quickly transfers from the branch back to the trees where it munches down some leaves
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