Baby sloth giving a flower is the cutest thing you'll see all day

By: Will Goodman
Topics: Animal Antics

(CBS News) My family, friends and colleagues tell me that I'm often a tad bit too hyperbolic. And you know what? Point taken. I'll try to tone it down starting right now. So instead of going all crazy and saying that the video above is definitively the cutest thing in the history of ever, I will instead say that it is the cutest thing you will see all day... and probably in the history of ever, too.

The adorable, animal antics moment was posted by YouTube user Rachael Hosein who writes:

The best day of my life.

Matty (Matthew) a baby three toed sloth giving Claire (sloth handler and tour guide extraordinaire) a hibiscus petal.

Taken at the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica

I have to say, it would totally be the best day of my life, too! But what did you all think? Is little Matty giving out a hibiscus petal to Claire at least the cutest thing you'll see all day? As always, feel free to leave me some comment love below with your thoughts and any personal experiences.

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by lillyhorton March 4, 2013 9:28 AM EST: Sloths do not eat rice in their diet. Rice contains arsenic especially brown rice so why would we feed it to small animals?; Reply to this comment


by LeeLACA March 3, 2013 12:43 PM EST: Cute, yes. Deserving of all the attention? Sure! But this animal wasn't 'handing' anything to its caretaker - the flower was simply stuck to its claw. Come 'on people, get real...; Reply to this comment


by raymailhot March 2, 2013 11:52 PM EST: These are way cuter than the native Michigan uaw sloth.; Reply to this comment


by kenodenis March 2, 2013 9:54 PM EST: I watched an hour show on National Geo highlighting an Australian sloth-rescue operation. The care-givers truly love these little guys, but they also work to get them ready to return to the wild. And why wouldn't they love them? They are very docile and cuddly.; Reply to this comment


by rwsmith29456 February 28, 2013 9:52 PM EST: Isn't that a sweety? Sloths were always presented as a lump of something that was hardly even alive. It's refreshing to find out that they do have intelligence beyond just something to hang in trees.; Reply to this comment