Meet the woman who lives with 200 sloths

In South America, there lives a woman whose calling in life is to patronize sloths. These good-natured and clumsy, but very cute animals, even adults give the impression of being helpless, to say nothing of their cubs.

We decided to tell you about such an unusual activity as rescuing sloths.

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1. This is Monique Poole, founder of Green Heritage Fund Suriname.

2. And this is one of her housemates.

3. And one more.

4. For the past few years, Monique has been rescuing and nursing three-toed and two-toed sloths at her home in Suriname, South America.

5. About two sloths pass through Monique's shelter every week.

6. She returns them back to the wild within a few days, unless they are injured and in need of care.

7. When deforestation began in 2012, Monique hoped to save at least 14 sloths, but managed to save more than 200.

8. “Sloths are amazing. We can say that I myself was already “lazy”, ”Monique jokes in an interview.

9. “When I walk from the bathroom to the kitchen, I see sloths hanging everywhere.”

10. A woman is concerned about how fast sloth habitat is shrinking in Suriname.

11. Suriname is located in an area containing 25% of the world's forests and 15% of the world's fresh water.

12. Monique wants the country to create a special park for sloths, and claims that it will have great tourism potential. (The inscription on the sign: "We want our own park.")

13. “Just imagine: you are sitting drinking coffee, and a sloth is doing this.”