The sad life of photo prop sloths


More than meets the eye: A sloth being photographed in an unspecified location in Brazil. The animal may be smiling but in actual fact, its mouth is just shaped that way. — AFP

REMEMBER Flash the sloth in Disney’s Zootopia? Sid in Ice Age? Or perhaps you have watched sloths in Animal Planet’s Meet The Sloths series?

These tree-dwelling mammals are known to be slow-moving and lazy, but their “smiling” faces make them popular photo props.

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Opinion , Victoria Brown , columnist

   

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