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minus-squarerowrowrowyourboat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62·2 months agohttps://abc7.com/sloth-ecuador-quevedo-oso-perezoso/1174332/ Apparently, it’s doing really well now. And also they’re called “lazy bears” in Ecuador.
minus-squarejan75@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 months ago“Faultier” in german as well, “faul” = lazy and “tier” = animal
minus-squareespentan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoSame in Norwegian, dovendyr. Doven = lazy, or more accurately, “action less”. Dyr = animal.
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoCan we cut these little guys some slack!? Jesus. Every nation on Earth piling on.
minus-squareWilldrick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoCut them some slack?! They’ve got all the slack already!
minus-squareDagnet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoPortuguese: bicho preguica Preguiça: to feel lazy, “bicho”: a little less formal way to say animal
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoWe literally called them lazies.
minus-squareBlueMagma@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoIn french we call them “paresseux” which means “lazy”
minus-squarejaviwhite@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoHaha that’s cool, I wonder if there are any languages where the sloth isn’t named after their slow nature?
https://abc7.com/sloth-ecuador-quevedo-oso-perezoso/1174332/
Apparently, it’s doing really well now.
And also they’re called “lazy bears” in Ecuador.
“Faultier” in german as well, “faul” = lazy and “tier” = animal
Same in Norwegian, dovendyr.
Doven = lazy, or more accurately, “action less”. Dyr = animal.
Can we cut these little guys some slack!? Jesus. Every nation on Earth piling on.
Cut them some slack?! They’ve got all the slack already!
Portuguese: bicho preguica
Preguiça: to feel lazy, “bicho”: a little less formal way to say animal
We literally called them lazies.
In french we call them “paresseux” which means “lazy”
Haha that’s cool, I wonder if there are any languages where the sloth isn’t named after their slow nature?