Dirk Morgan and his wife are true outdoor adventurers. The Morgan family runs a small lodge in Puerto Jimenez on the Osa Peninsula, so they have plenty of opportunities to get up close and personal with wildlife.
They often walk along the deserted beaches of the area, but they had never heard the sounds they heard on Monday morning before. Following the source of the noise, they saw: a small light body clearly stood out among the dark stones
After a night of endless storms, the sun rose and remained on the horizon for only an hour before Morgan discovered the find. It is still not clear how the sloth ended up on the shore after high tide, but it was clear that the animal needed to be saved.
If the man had not noticed the tiny animal, then wild dogs would probably have turned him into prey! Fortunately, the animal was lucky to meet these very people who decided to take care of it.
The couple washed him with fresh water, wrapped him in a towel and put him in a box to take him to a local animal rescue center. Fortunately, he was very close to the scene of the incident.
Morgan later said that the center's staff greeted the sloth with cordiality and immediately began to help him. And even the animal itself in the photo seems to be smiling from the kindness and care it received from people!)
Now the baby will be examined, treated and returned back to his home - the wild.
It’s real luck that the couple was in the right place at the right time! I don’t even want to think about what could have happened to this baby if not for people:
Dirk says that anyone in his place would do the same, and admits that saving the animal is a great start to 2018 for him!)
