What really killed the sloth? Part 1 - Amazon Assassin - BBC wildlife

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Sir David Attenborough narrates this interesting clip attempting to discover the real reason for the death of a sloth on the forest floor. Did the sloth die as a result of a poison dart from an Amazonian hunter? Or was the sloth the victim of something much smaller and deadlier? Fascinating video from BBC wildlife show 'Amazon Assassin'.

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• Sloth
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[MarcTheScapeGoat]

Impressive, natives hunting naked in a jungle full of army ants, snakes, centipedes and mosquitos.

[davisdebard]

proof that Attenborough can make anything fucking awesome

[annalexx]

army ant aaaaaaaaaaaaa.... they scare shit out me!!!

[sparklycrippledbabe]

@crooster1 Speakers of British English pronounce the word "slowth" and speakers of American English say "slahth."

[claudelemonde]

wha

[SlatanicG0D]

a HARPY EAGLE LOVES THE MEAT OF THE SLOTH!

[capricorn1217]

Eww who would wanna eat a sloth?

Also im never going to the rainforest, the things on the floor are freaking disgusting!

[expungebob]

That skeleton is just amazing!

[goldfrog333]

u tickled me, he he

[goldfrog333]

racist is a frame of mind,people should prefer to be kind,i`m sure amazon man would have left sloth alone, but he has to take some food home,needs must and the devil drives,and so its easy for one ant in an army to hide,so what if he needs the back of a dying sloth for a ride,at least amazon man says thanks to his gods for getting what food he can,now that is what i call a MAN.sloths are simple, sloths are slow,i`m a cripple i should know,i crawl on my hands and knees,and my gods i aim to please

[gofigure182820]

did a project on these critters

then realized my sister was one

the sort of person who found casting a shadow hard work...

[belalkhaan]

i really thoght this dcumentry was abt SLOTH (n not abt brits n americans..imean common ,come to the poin where all kno our accents are quite different,so why bother abt it.