National Geographic Kids USA - September 2017

LittleBirdie

Show-off. You know we don’t all

have special tree-gripping claws

like you do.

If wild animals used social media, what

would they say? Follow this southern

two-toed sloth’s day as it updates its feed.

9 p.m.

12:35 a.m.

4 a.m.

BYBYBBYAALLLLLYSYSYSONONONONSSHAHAWW FRIENDS

Slothful

Shouldn’t the birds be singing?

FindTheFrog

Get a move on, Slothful! The moon is

rising and the frogs are singing!

LittleBirdie

I’m too busy tweeting! #LOL

JURGEN AND CHRISTINE SOHNS / MINDEN PICTURES (SLOTH PROFILE, ALL); GEOFF TRINDER / ARDEA (OILBIRD PROFILE, ALL); INGO ARNDT / MINDEN PICTURES (TAPIR PROFILE, ALL); DAVID MASSEMIN / BIOSPHOTO / MINDEN PICTURES (FROG PROFILE, ALL); GAMEGFX / SHUTTERSTOCK (CARTOON FACES, ALL); GERARD LACZ / AGE FOTOSTOCK (SLOTH HANGING); STAFFAN WIDSTRAND / NPL / MINDEN PIC-TURES (TAPIR SWIMMING); JOHN J BANGMA / GETTY IMAGES (OILBIRD IN NEST); MICHAEL FREEMAN / ALAMY (SLOTH WITH ALGAE); © DAVID MASSEMIN / BIOSPHOTO / MINDEN PICTURES (FROG ON LEAF)

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SOUTHERN

TWO-TOED SLOTH

TinyTrunk

But I do have a

snorkel (aka my

nose) for swim-

ming! BOOM.

Slothful

How many of you

can do THIS?

#NoHands

Slothful

Hey, FindTheFrog!

I’m almost as green

as you ... just give

the algae a few more

days to grow in

my fur.

FindTheFrog

WEIRD. I haven’t gone swimming

since I was a tadpole.

Slothful

Sorry, guys. I’m going to be a little late.

#SlothTime

Slothful

Yep! TinyTrunk, I know you eat aquatic plants.

Any interest in a little green snack?

Slothful

I’m having trouble getting out of my bed,

er, tree. Plus I only move about six feet a

minute. So it’s gonna take me awhile to

get down.

FindTheFrog

Nice! My greenish

see-through skin

helps me hide in

the leaves. I guess

it works like that

for you, too, huh?

LittleBirdie

Eh. I’ll just keep

living that warm,

dry cave life.

TinyTrunk

Hurry up! You only come down from

the tree canopy once a week to use the

bathroom, so this is the only time we

get to see you face-to-face (or trunk-

to-nose).

TinyTrunk

GROSS.

Lives in: Northern South America

Likes: Snoozing and snacking

YURUANI GLASS

FROG

FindTheFrog

LOWLAND TAPIR

TinyTrunk

OILBIRD

LittleBirdie

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