Sloths of Costa Rica are the new internet sensation

Sloths of Costa Rica are the new internet sensation, after appearing in a documentary by Lucy Cooke.

Clips from Meet the Sloths were put on YouTube by film-maker, Lucy Cooke, and have been viewed by almost seven million people.

Lucy Cooke said the sloths have a celebrity following, with Ashton Kutcher, Ricky Gervais and Jonathan Ross tweeting about the cute creatures.

Sloths of Costa Rica are the new internet sensation, after appearing in a documentary by Lucy Cooke

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