Note: Full photo is not safe for work.
Do sloths fart? Cute new video finally settles age old question
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>>Bräutigam said that, contrary to popular belief, sloths are actually very gassy creatures. “Sloths are big fermenters and some of the biggest methane producers out there,” he told Live Science via Instagram. “Some studies even claim that they can produce more gas than ruminants like cows (per kg of body weight, a cow is much heavier so they produce much more methane).”
Sloths are actually so gassy that it can make them difficult to study. “If you work with sloths you live with their gas, everywhere on X-rays, interfering with ultrasounds, it can actually be a huge concern,” Bräutigam said. “They’re so gassy that they even use their stomach gas to float when in the water.”<<
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I’m still laughing at Mike’s headline. It was worth submitting for that alone!
It took me a sec, and now I can’t stop laughing.
Also, sloths are totally my spirit animal.
To see a full video, with sound, click on the blue Instagram link in the paragraph below the video. The video at the site keeps jumping to other videos for me.
Thank you! I could not get that video to play.
What a gentle little pup! So much crunching but he only breaks off a tiny piece!
So much squee!
I can’t handle that much cute.
According to the text under the post of the farting sloth the full photo is not safe for work, and I have to ask why?? Is it because you see his little pee-pee?
I’m sorry but that’s ridiculous!
Depends where and who you work with, I guess. 🤷🏼♀️
I assumed it was in jest. Our Friend the Sloth not using privacy tailio.
So my husband is a sloth?
😂😂😂😂 Aren’t all husbands???
>>Unlike cows, which belch out most of their excess methane, sloths have an incredibly strong esophagus, which means they can’t vomit or burp. But all this gas still needs to go somewhere. “We learnt that placing a sloth in a warm wet bath for a short time helps stimulate them to do their business and let all that gas loose,” Bräutigam said.
And if you’re wondering what sloth farts smell like, Bräutigam described them as “silent but deadly.”<<
So the short answer is "no", because you are still alive.
Scooby is a fantastic cat. I love talkers.
Also paddleboarding with dogs looks really fun.