I noticed there have been several wildlife entries submitted to the challenge lately, which inspired me to come up with one too. This is the brown-throated sloth, one of the symbols of Costa Rica. I took this photo right after he climbed down a tree in a jungle outside Puerto Viejo. Sloths are absolutely adorable. What a curious, smiling cutie he was! Definitely one of my coolest -ever animal encounters :))
Awww, this is so quintessentially Costa Rica, haha... Did you get very close to it or use a telephoto lens?
I took this shot with my cell phone from some 40-50 cm :) it was a very intense and beautiful, face-to-face moment :) He was not afraid at all, slowly walking towards me, watching me with his curious eyes while smiling :)
SO cute! How long did it take to climb down that tree?
I would say good 20 minutes :D They are super slow, which actually only adds to their cuteness :)