Costa Rica

[guppiecat]

In case you didn't figure it out, I am posting my photos of the Costa Rica trip out of order. Today, we're at the beginning. After getting in to Costa Rica late at night, the next morning we spent several hours in a van on our way to The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica, though we quickly renamed it to "The Slothery". (Well, to be precise, I renamed it... everyone else just humored me.)

This place, unsurprisingly, rescues slothes. (I prefer the plural with an e, because it matches cloth/clothes... the rest of the English speaking world disagrees... they're clearly wrong.) We learned a lot about slothes, and some of learned to smile the way they do. There was a small hiking trail nearby and the center bordered on a little river/canal thing. However, these photos are of the slothes and the grounds. It was a nice start of the trip, as I was able to relax a bit and just snipe away at birds with my long lens.

The set is here.

Comments

[beki.livejournal.com]

Was the one slot really that red? Did he have a bad day at they stylists?

[guppiecat]

Slothes can apparently get mange. The medicine the slothery uses stains their fur red.

[beki.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, I didn't know that. Most of the pictures I'd seen have them with what looks like moss growing in their fur. Go figure. A punk rock sloth! :)

[nightshade1972.livejournal.com]

I just figured it was the lighting. Shows what I know.

:-)

[silkensteel.livejournal.com]

Those all look like you posed them like they were modeling.

[guppiecat]

The advantage of a rescue center over, say, a zoo, is that I get more access as to angle. I can't move the sloth or the light, but I can move myself pretty much anywhere and not have to worry about bars or glare.

I think that's why they look posed.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

If you're down and feeling troubled, NOTHING will help as much as Sloth-Smiling. It's like a magic happy pill. Do it now. You'll see.

K. [you should see my little lovey Sloth-Smiling]

[warpmind.livejournal.com]

Well, perhaps getting a nice, warm, furry hug from a sloth? ;)

[guppiecat]

You should get video! :)

[trishtrash.livejournal.com]

Oh my good GOD. *overwhelmed by sloths* ... Isn't the world a brilliant place? It has sloths! I wasn't sure I could pick a favourite photo from the set, but then scrolled back through this post and took a good look at the one dangling upside down while nomming leafs from a basket chair and decided I have a favourite photo of anything, ever.

I rather like the way that word 'sloths' looks wrong without an e, but I hugely approve of 'Slothery'. I'm even tempted to rename this house.

I have to edit this to add that the photo of the flycatcher preening under its wing is a really nice shot. Most of the birds are fabulously well captured, of course, but they're all handicapped by not being sloth[e]s.

[guppiecat]

A friend of mine WINOLJ renamed one of her houses and is starting a Slothery in Austin TX. (Though, I had to get her started by sending her a (plush) sloth or two.)

I think you totally need to have a Slothery in England.

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

They are so relaxed! And flexible. I wonder if there is something different about sloth muscle fiber.

I particularly like the beefcake one of the sloth gazing into the distance holding some greenery over his shoulder.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

The third one up looks like it's in Japanese art.

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

did you sleep with them? you can't tell me you went to the slothpital and didn't sleep with them. omg omg omg.

the juggler thought i was making it up about the slothpital. we are so going there some day. he is humoring me on this one. boy is he going to be surprised when we end up there.

[guppiecat]

We were told in no uncertain terms that the slothes were not to be touched. At least one of us violated those terms though. (Not me, alas.)

I'm not sure that sleeping with them would be wise. They have wicked claws.

It's a pretty neat place. I think you'd enjoy it. It's even on the good side of the country. (The Pacific side is OMG humid.)

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

http://www.slothrescue.org/Facilities/

but you don't get to pick one to keep in your bed or anything. that would be better. they can't possibly be more pokey than pirate is.

[guppiecat]

Oh, that's what you meant!

Yes, we stayed there. There aren't a lot of rooms, and some of them aren't air conditioned, but it was nice. (That's where I was when I was taking photos of the frog/crab war in the bromiliads).

I thought you meant something like "I'd like to rent a sloth for the night, por favor." :)

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

that would be way better, renting one for the evening.

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

or like if they had them to lend out like some b&b's have cats.

[guppiecat]

On the other hand, the sloth rental application would probably take forever to fill out.

[dsmoen.livejournal.com]

I love the Kilroy sloth the best, I think.