In The Field
My battle with a flesh-eating parasite called leishmaniasis
In my second year at the University of Manchester I studied parasitology, and the terrifying images of dramatic lesions and extreme elephantiasis are...
3 years ago
Becky Cliffe is a British zoologist working at the Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica, where she's spearheading a one-of-a-kind 'Sloth Backpack' project to learn more about these strange, slow-moving (and poorly studied!) animals.
Check in with her for regular dispatches directly from the rainforests of Costa Rica on everything from new sloth-related discoveries to the day-to-day exploits of one of the world's only sloth researchers (and the occasional dose of baby sloth cuteness).
In The Field
This is what sloth researchers do all day
What do you do all day? That's probably one of the most frequent questions I get asked, and the truth is, every day is different! The only consistent...
3 years ago
Discoveries
Sloth organs hang on 'coat hangers' for easy upside-down breathing
Sloths are known to spend a significant amount of time hanging vertically upside down, yet no one has ever discovered how they manage this. If we were...
3 years ago
Conservation
You can help save Panama's endangered pygmy sloths
Sloth researcher Becky Cliffe has been given the green light to carry out a crucial research project that could help us protect Panama's little-known...
2 years ago
Conservation
Here's why human babies should NOT be best friends with baby sloths
Sloth researcher Becky Cliffe weighs in on a story that sent the internet into cuteness overdrive this week: the story of a five-month-old baby girl...
2 years ago
In The Field
A baby sloth surprise
As I stared at this baby sloth, I was completely stumped. This baby looked too young to be alone, yet he was perfectly content sitting there on a...
3 years ago
In The Field
Earth Touch sloth 'Becket' got fitted with a tracking backpack - but it wasn't easy!
Sloth researcher Becky Cliffe has just accomplished a major goal: she's successfully tagged a two-fingered sloth and fitted the animal with her...
2 years ago
