Kicker - Face to face with nature

NICK EICHER, HOST: A young boy on vacation in Costa Rica came face to face with the local wildlife—literally face to face.

The boy’s parents didn’t give his name, but did say he was zip-lining in La Fortuna when he butted heads with a sloth that was hanging out on the zipline.

Man: Don’t worry, don’t worry.
Boy: It’s a sloth!
Man: Yeah.
Boy: I just clocked it straight in the face. What do we do about the sloth?
Man: Don’t worry, don’t worry.
Boy: Do we just wait?

The answer was “yes.” All they could do was wait for the sloth to make its way off the zipline. And as you might imagine, it was in absolutely no hurry!

Neither the boy nor the animal were injured. But given the pace at which the sloth was moving, they might still be on the zipline!

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