4♦ · Three-toed Sloth · Earth · The Grounded
Three-toed Sloth
Costa Rica · National symbol (declared 2021)
Slow is a strategy.
The Master of Slow
Power · Body
18
Instinct · Mind
25
Resilience · Spirit
75
The message
The Three-toed Sloth moves so slowly and quietly that it is easy to overlook, and algae in its fur adds green camouflage. Slowness is not laziness; it can be wisdom. Do one thing slowly today, on purpose.
Ask yourself
Where is hurry costing me more than it gives?
The animal
Sloths live on leaves that give them little energy, so they save it by moving slowly and keeping a low body temperature.
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About the animal
- Scientific name
- Bradypus variegatus
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Status
- National symbol (declared 2021)
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- True story
- The slowest mammal on Earth, yet a surprisingly strong swimmer.
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