Sloth Squeak!
Lucy Cooke, the mastermind behind Slothville, a recognized National Geographic Explorer and award winning videographer and TV producer, has a new book, The Power of Sloth, coming out in the UK today.
By Joanne Manaster
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Lucy Cooke, the mastermind behind Slothville, a recognized National Geographic Explorer and award winning videographer and TV producer, has a new book, The Power of Sloth, coming out in the UK today. To celebrate, she made a quick video compilation of sloths squeaking.
My heart has broken from the cuteness!
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In case you missed Lucy talk about her US version of her sloth book on Read Science!, well, here she is! Did you know she was a student of none other than Richard Dawkins? You'll hear about that AND learn about the time she quite excitedly met Sir David Attenborough!
And for good measure, have a cute bunch of sloths hung out to dry. Literally.
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