Other creatures do not do that. Do you know why? Because they are too dumb to do anything, that's why. I mean, have you ever seen a parakeet bake a cake? Or a sloth make cans of beans to sell in the supermarket? The sloth just hangs there from a tree and sleeps for up to 18 hours a day waiting for humans to arrive and save him from extinction.
Let's face it, if you're going to sleep for all that long every day then we'd be waiting for eternity to have a sloth making cans of baked beans or cans of anything for that matter.
That's the problem with animals, birds, fishes and all other creatures. They do nothing. They are there just to eat or be eaten. Part of the food chain as I was taught at school.
We humans on the other hand are clever.
We can have children whom we educate and they grow up to have more children whom they educate and as education spreads and we all become experts at one thing or another we discover that there aren't enough jobs for all of us anyway and our education has generally been miss-spent because we are now educated and we know that we cannot use our education to good purpose because there are not enough jobs for all of us anyway because there are too many of us to start with.
Now try saying all that with a mouthful of marshmallows. I bet you can't. But a parakeet can. Do you know why? Because he is too smart to eat marshmallows.
So there you have it. A quick lesson about humanity.
Whereas human beings multiply ever more and cry out "save the planet" not realising that it is mankind itself that is ruining the planet; the sloth sleeps for 18 hours a day and the parakeet does not eat marshmallows.
Which leaves one question un-answered.
Whilst the sloth is hanging upside down from a tree asleep for that long; how does he go to the toilet? It must be both uncomfortable and inconvenient to relieve himself whilst asleep.
Hi Victor,
ReplyDeletehave you ever considered that the sloth may only go to the toilet every 20 hours?
That is a possibility, Brenda, which perhaps explains why they are becoming extinct.
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I'm simply blown away by your more than vivid imagination, Victor! You certainly have a unique and creative way of looking at the world. What a gift!
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But what I say is often true, Martha. When is the last time a sloth worked in a factory making baked beans, or a parakeet made a cake? Animals seem to do nothing; except the ones we put to work like horses and dogs. I have great respect for them, also cows ... cows make beef burgers! Oh ... and pigs. They make bacon. And chicken make KFC.
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"The sloth just hangs there from a tree and sleeps for up to 18 hours a day waiting for humans to arrive..."
ReplyDeleteThat sounds wonderful to be honest.
But I have never thought about the loo question...oh my!
I have often wondered how sloth and bats go to the loo whilst sleeping upside down!
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I guess there should be more research done on sloths and how they relieve themselves seeing that they sleep 18 hours a day. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Bill. My guess is that being lazy they don't eat much anyway. It has a very low metabolism and deliberate slow movements; so it does not use much energy. A bit like me watching TV; the only difference being I eat pizza and they eat leaves.
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How very blessed I feel, not being born a sloth … nor a parakeet!
ReplyDeleteIndeed Mevely. Imagine being asked to bake a cake and you can't do it because you're a parakeet.
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Good question. Sloths might be able to relieve itself while sleeping. After all, infants do that.
ReplyDeleteYes ... but imagine. Doing it whilst hanging upside down!
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I must admit, I've never given a thought to that!!
ReplyDeleteIt's all true, Happyone.
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