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[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 week ago (4 children)

https://abc7.com/sloth-ecuador-quevedo-oso-perezoso/1174332/

Apparently, it's doing really well now.

And also they're called "lazy bears" in Ecuador.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Haha that's cool, I wonder if there are any languages where the sloth isn't named after their slow nature?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Faultier" in german as well, "faul" = lazy and "tier" = animal

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Same in Norwegian, dovendyr.

Doven = lazy, or more accurately, "action less". Dyr = animal.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can we cut these little guys some slack!? Jesus. Every nation on Earth piling on.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Cut them some slack?! They've got all the slack already!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Portuguese: bicho preguica

Preguiça: to feel lazy, "bicho": a little less formal way to say animal

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

We literally called them lazies.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

In french we call them "paresseux" which means "lazy"