Sloth Combats Plant Defences in Incredible Behaviour | How Nature Works | BBC Earth

Plants have developed all sorts of tactics to stop themselves from getting eaten. But they can't stop the mighty sloth. Sloths have adapted to eat plants that would otherwise be poisonous to other animals.
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[@walkinlight3380]

Sloths are absolutely beautiful creatures and we are blessed to be able to share the earth with them.

[@onepunchmantolkienfan5383]

Sloth must be one cutest animal on the planet, they looks like they're always happy and high😊

[@Kenan-Z]

Nope, the Himalayan marmot is the cutest animal in the whole planet.

[@tenwaystowearit]

I agree. Sloths are so adorable.

[@leader_rakArc]

nope, Minks are

[@Jeremyramone]

Empirically speaking it is scientifically proven that the Naked Mole Rat is

[@siegfriedhannig5514]

They probably are. Let's try that too.

[@anxiouscucumber9]

Such a beautiful creature ❤

[@tenwaystowearit]

She’s so precious. When she was scratching her little chin. 😮😍🥰🥰🥰♥️

[@frida779]

In case you don't know, the plant that the sloth is eating is the embaúba, whose fruits are the toucans' favorite food.

[@shanny3938]

I love sloths!!!😍

[@ajessm]

There is something so appealing about sloths May they always grow and thrive.

[@mypalsalvintage135]

Very interesting and informative

[@samuelkamochu6808]

While climbing, it reminds you of those electricity linesmen and their spikes. Could it be that they were inspired by a sloth?

[@Raherin]

Sloths are super cute and adorable! just don't breath in when you hug them (also probably don't hug them)

[@furonwarrior]

Why

[@Raherin]

@@furonwarrior because they are walking swamps grass.

[@PappyMason0324]

There was a video of a sloth trying to cross the street. When this guy tried to help him, the sloth got gangsta... I've never seen someone throw a hook that slow in my life... the guy kept getting out of the way but he was laughing the whole time. Then he stopped and said all right I guess you don't want any help lol...

[@StViciousVampire]

Omg please add your sloth bear segment to your How Nature Works Playlist. The narrator was cracking me up last night🤣❤

[@S-T-E-V-E]

Is that why Sloth's always look like they're tripping balls? They survive on toxic plants!

[@samschmit7181]

Nice profile picture.

[@S-T-E-V-E]

@@samschmit7181 👌

[@fauxvier8519]

Ibactually felt a chill down my spine when i saw those amount of bugs suddenly

[@lubovmiroshnychenko4179]

Дуже милі тваринки.❤❤ Дякую каналу, потішили.

[@OplozDua]

Good animals

Sehr schön 👍

[@KellyNewman-z5r]

PEACE....this critter is living Peace ❤❤

[@CruiseBolero]

Sloths are sooo cute!!

[@__loafy__]

4:02 lmao

[@braveheartbob3473]

imagine if sloths evolved to be fast that cute smirk on its face would instead be terrfying as they swing their raptor claws at u

[@krollic]

based sloth

[@alanatolstad4824]

Interesting pronunciation of Sloth.

[@talkatz9941]

Where is the full documentary? It stopped and I am in grand suspense! Is it on the BBC website?

[@k-dramagoodmorningseoul]

Hello, how are you? It's another new month, another new week, and it's definitely fall. I hope you're doing something beautiful/fascinating, and that good health and good feelings are with you. ^^

[@cevagovago2774]

👍👍

[@elpirata5468]

So much to learn About the many Beautiful critters we Share the 🌍 with

[@chefallanvlogs1707]

good day im new friend nice i like this very interesting vedio great shareng fullwatching her godbless and keep safe

[@FunnyJurassicPets]

smart animals ❤😮😮

[@VenusEvan_1885]

They are called Faultier in German which translates lazy animal.

[@darren_anscombe]

The South American equivalent of the Koala or English dole-dosser.

[@2eleven48]

English?

[@OoplesDua]

Sloth animals in the jungle

[@volkankahraman0771]

İkinci tembel hayvan gülümsüyor. Peki; birinci tembel hayvanın yüzündeki kahreden hüzün neydi?

[@StevenHanover]

There are 12ft tall sloths they foegot that bit

[@nathancomixproductions466]

Who says "sloth" like "slowth"?

[@MurasakiOnca]

I was baffled at the pronunciation too. Never have I heard SLOTH (Slaw-th) pronounced like that. It kind of makes sense since they're slow.

[@sonacphotos]

Its the correct way to pronounce it. o is not proceeded by a vowel so the sound isn't 'oh' its 'ow'. Its made more prominent by his accent.

[@Gigas0101]

I always figured "Slawth" was a pronunciation based on the American drawl, contrasted by the British "Slowth" pronounciation. I would assume certain pastoral Brits would pronounce it "Slorth".

[@lorelmo]

God made the plants & the sloth.. He made EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IN HIS TIME .. what a creative God, we serve

[@Toniturni-nw5pq]

Sloth intovert hahaha

[@vinaykumar-ld3yi]

Sloths are cuter than Dogs

[@StevenHanover]

I could have watched another 4 hours and solved cancer with sloth doodoo

[@CBOMonkeys]

Amazing Wildlife animals monkey

[@RicanSlug]

Sloth are very cute however sloth moths are a big reason why you shouldn't pet them unless your ok with something else crawling on you

[@anaritamartinho1340]

I hope they, politics don t destroy this habitat to put mines or to have wood

[@shivaairforce5164]

How many people knew sloth behave of CTET😂😂

[@J11_boohoo]

Why you pronounce it as “slowth” 😆

[@malis61]

because he's British

[@gondola8539]

Thanks for making me realize I evolved from a sloth, but only barely.

[@henryimhoffs4331]

I hope your joking!

[@FilipGereg]

@@henryimhoffs4331 What? We all know humans evolved from sloths. It is a well-known science by now!

[@OplosSatu-ek9iv]

Sloth introvert

[@purplecircle7413]

Slowths

[@OplossTiga]

sloth introvert😅

[@onepunchmantolkienfan5383]

This mean that plants worst enemy are vegans😂

[@3m5on]

Yeah they eatin our planet 😂

[@sonacphotos]

I mean its true. Humans used to eat mainly plants. In prehistoric times when humans were mainly still just tribes, hunting and eating meat was a rarity which happened only a few times a month at most. Foraging was the primary food source, people ate mostly plants. And later on when farms developed, this become even more common as plant based food was abundant. People started to make grains, breads etc

[@Yggdrasil-cd9zg]

🦥❤

[@abuhasan5080]

Amazing creation of Allah(Swt). Subhan Allah ❤

[@MuhammadAzharSheikh-te4kw]

In the name of ALLAH S.W.T the Gracious, the Merciful. 1. Say, “He is ALLAH S.W.T the One And Only. 2. ALLAH S.W.T the Absolute. 3. He begets not, nor was He begotten. 4. And there is none comparable to Him.”

[@henryimhoffs4331]

I feel very sorry for anyone that believes all the plants and animals evolved from nothing at all!!! It makes no sense! It takes much less faith to believe in an almighty God who created the universe!

[@malis61]

No it's worse. They evolved from what ever existed before, because Science presumes the Universe is ex nihilo - it has always existed. But does Science now posit the Big Bang. Which exploded out of a Singularity, with no extent or duration - so out of Nothing. And one of the arguments for the existence of God is that if God exists the Universe would have arose out of Nothing. So when I was a child, the Big Bang Theorists were considered Scientific heretics. Even Stephen Hawking knew this. It's why he posited multi verses, but the problem is there is NO evidence that there was anything before the Big Bang. It's all speculation, leaving Hawking to say, we just don't know enough. You cannot prove the existence of God either, as no system of logic is based on anything beyond faith. Induction is based on probability and deduction is based on aprior first pricinples that cannot be proven, as there is no metalogic to prove them by. (Not even Russellian Logic). It's still all based on a=a. I dare you to prove a = a. (Yes, I did get a degree in Philosophy, Theology, and Anthropology (Physical and Cultural).

[@yurielcundangan9090]

When protecting kids from predators is controversial. We had reached the tipping point

[@sonacphotos]

What are you on about? This is a video about plants and sloths

[@sciencedream_us]

This is literally my spirit animal

[@user-nano-oy7um]

🤍🎩

[@mariadaluzmoutinho5701]

O sorriso acompanha a preguiça ...é uma relação cheia de simbiose!! Gosto do novo formato de imagens no fim dos vídeos da BBC!!

[@leader_rakArc]

Everybody: SLOTHS ARE SO CUTE! meanwhile Me: Bruh, sloths need to buy treadmills they are so sloww....

[@nicksausley6198]

Fearless. Even if I had hooks on my hands and feet I'm not hanging upside down 30 meters up lol.

[@BloodTheGamer]

That’s why they are slowly, slowly, slowly.

[@MakingchitPhyinPhyin-lu9mq]

5383

[@notmyworld44]

It's hard to believe that supposedly intelligent people believe one man's THEORY and call it "science"!

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

Meaning exactly what friend?

How do we know that sloths don’t spend their lives in suffering because they can’t get rid of the moths because they’re too slow?

[@davec3651]

They seem useless lol

[@yurielcundangan9090]

When protecting kids from predators is controversial. We had reached the tipping point