sloth!

Feb 7.

Oh my gosh! I saw a sloth! Like a lot of other awesome things, it was just outside the field station. A few of the students saw it earlier today, just a big ball of matted fur up in a tree. I went out at dusk to help set up an experiment, and figured I should look for it on the way back. Sure enough, it was up and active (well, as active as sloths get), eating leaves and moving slowly in the tree. We had a little watching party- everyone standing around with their headlamps and binoculars. It was so fun to watch. Someone with a fancy camera and tripod got a good photo, suggesting it was a mom with her baby!

I didn't even try to get a picture, but I drew it instead :)