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..the most dangerous animal in a zoo is Man.

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The three-toed sloth lives a peaceful, vegetarian life in perfect harmony with its environment. A good-natured smile is forever on its lips...I have s...more

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I wish I could convey the perfection of a seal slipping into water or a spider monkey swinging from point to point or a lion merely turning its head. ...more

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The obsession with putting ourselves at the centre of everything is the bane not only of theologians but also of zoologists.

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As for hearing, the sloth is not so much deaf as uninterested in sound.