A shocking and yet endearing video of a sloth’s rescue in Columbia has been doing the rounds on social media. In the nearly minute-long video, a sloth can be seen dangling from electric wires as a rescue worker, aided with safety equipment, climbs on the pole. He tries to coax the sloth to come towards him but the animal moves further away. The rescue worker then uses a long tool that looks like a lengthy broomstick to pull the sloth to safety. This trick seems to work as he is able to catch hold of the mammal and carry it down, amidst the cheering of the onlookers. The video also shows the sloth moving back to the wild. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BBC News (@bbcnews) According to the BBC, the video was shot in the rural town of Taraza which is located in the Antioquia region of northwestern Colombia. This rescue act, which potentially saved the animal from being electrocuted, is winning hearts around the world. Many netizens appreciated the perseverance of the rescue worker and thanked him for his service. “Thanks to that guy for his cool and very good rescue work. Lucky sloth”, a person commented on the video. Another person tweeted, “Lol, I hate it when animals fight you when you're trying to help them. I get that they don't understand what you're doing and they're scared but it's really annoying sometimes!” Lol, I hate it when animals fight you when you're trying to help them. I get that they don't understand what you're doing and they're scared but it's really annoying sometimes! 😂😂 — TL11 (@Ty_Lacroix11) February 16, 2022 Thank you Thank you To that guy for saving the cute sloth Any way to protect the sloth from climbing electric poles — iglooo101 (@iglooo101) February 16, 2022 Bravo ! #AlwaysHelpProtectAnimals 💚 Great respect 🕊️ — steps Diana Kazimiera Żyłka woman (@steps_ka) February 16, 2022 Wow, what a risky rescue for the little sloth. That HV sparky obviously knows his trade, but that is quite an achievement 😅 — John H Rees (@John0Rees) February 16, 2022 The question is how did he muster such courage to climb up such heights. My friend barely gets out of his bed 🤣 — agha.bangulzai (@MirArifBangulza) February 17, 2022 based upon where I'm living right now if I saw that animal hanging I would have no idea what it was. great that this man had such perseverance and a mind to save the animal's life. I hope someone will reward him — Call_Me_Diane_G (@GminusM) February 17, 2022 Sloths and electrical wires are not a good mix. Thankfully a hero stepped up. 🦸🏾♂️ — 🌳𝔏𝔞𝔲𝔯𝔞 𝔚𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔰𝔭𝔬𝔬𝔫📚 (@LauraJanespoon) February 16, 2022 Sloths, that are indigenous to Columbia, are increasingly getting threatened by human encroachment of forest land, unregulated wood logging, and pollution.
