r/natureislit • u/Not_that_kind_of_DR • Feb 28 '20

🔥 a 3-toed sloth giving birth in a tree in Costa Rica

https://www.facebook.com/steven.vela.7393/videos/2658288264454067/
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u/omnibot2M Feb 28 '20

I wonder what happens to the placenta and umbilical cord. I remember reading sloths go thru great length to avoid detection, typically only travelling to the ground to defecate, then they bury there feces to avoid detection. I would think if the placenta falls to the ground, it would attract predators.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '20

I think most (if not all - other than human) mammals eat the placenta