Dr. Rebecca Cliffe

Sloth Researcher, Founder & Executive Director at The Sloth Conservation Foundation, Author (Sloths: Life in the Slow Lane), Discovery Channel - Meet the Sloths

[No Such Thing as a Seagull 🤔 @nosuchseagull]

Zoologist @beckycliffe06 talks about why the popular perception of #sloths as lazy creatures is completely unwarranted — and why debunking myths like this about the animals is especially important right now.

https://t.co/FTPWn4FJNK

[Alissandra @AlissandraAyala]

This is a very interesting episode, featuring @beckycliffe06 !

[Dr. Rebecca Cliffe @beckycliffe06]

NEWLY PUBLISHED: Have you ever wondered whether sloths get thirsty?
https://t.co/WaUVPqb2VG

[Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment @ESAFrontiers]

In a rare sighting, @beckycliffe06 spotted a #sloth dangling over the water to grab a drink - a slow and arduous process for this species: https://t.co/Ab8m6SEFKo
#EcoPics

[Jason Bittel @bittelmethis]

Sloths out here getting weirder by the second. https://t.co/WUYE78Y6m9 featuring @beckycliffe06!

[Dr. Rebecca Cliffe @beckycliffe06]

@mslucycooke @NatGeo thanks Lucy!!

[Lucy Cooke @mslucycooke]

The latest research by @beckycliffe06 shows sloths to be energy-saving icons that shut down their metabolism at extreme temperatures https://t.co/mlfgzd9NLW

[incidental naturalist @IncNaturalist]

Here is my new #blog post. This time I am Hanging with Hoffman’s Two-toed Sloth in the rainforests of Central America. Check it out! https://t.co/MiLRCmJvhf… If you are a sloth lover then check out the great book by @beckycliffe06 with @SuziEszterhas mentioned in the article.

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Happy#SlothDay!

Researchers found that a sloth's metabolism shuts down when they get too ♨️

Asked if sloths are more like mammals or reptiles, @SlothCon's @beckycliffe06 said “I think they fall right in the middle... they do their own thing, don’t they?”
https://t.co/g0WWog8quB

[Dr. Rebecca Cliffe @beckycliffe06]

We are representing sloths and @SlothCon at the @wildnetorg 2018 expo today! #wcnexpo18 with SloCo trustee @nicshaw08 💚 https://t.co/uLBxQ6I99w

[Dr. Rebecca Cliffe @beckycliffe06]

NEWLY PUBLISHED - sloths can actively depress their metabolism when they get too hot! Read more: https://t.co/qt2PvGvlxl

[BBC Wildlife @WildlifeMag]

Everything about sloths is slow - did you know that it takes a sloth approximately one month to digest a single leaf? 🌿

Find out more in our wildlife Q&A by @beckycliffe06: https://t.co/q042UdrlqJ
📷 Danita Delimont

[BBC Wildlife @WildlifeMag]

#MammalMonday
New on the website - why are sloths so slow? 💤

@beckycliffe06 discusses why being slow actually contributes to a sloth's survival: https://t.co/ku9Fl2Lzzw
📷 Danita Delimont

[Dr. Rebecca Cliffe @beckycliffe06]

@DagronDagron thank you!! 💚

[Dr. Rebecca Cliffe @beckycliffe06]

It's snack time for orphaned sloths! 💚 https://t.co/6SvdKJJrCi

[Dr. Rebecca Cliffe @beckycliffe06]

Sloth myth busting with @mongabay "New sloth book features amazing photographs &busts myths https://t.co/j8628V93lu”

[Erik Hoffner is on Bluesky @ErikHoffner]

Hey it's Friday, so come hang out w/ sloths! I had a great time interviewing @beckycliffe06 and @SuziEszterhas about their mythbusting new book, "Life in the slow lane," ~ and the images are just wow ~ https://t.co/AXfTgRdiIL

[Dr. Rebecca Cliffe @beckycliffe06]

New blog post - find out why the sloths in Costa Rica are struggling to survive
https://t.co/T7Z06QrCRa

[Dr. Rebecca Cliffe @beckycliffe06]

Writing sloth research papers and eating tacos tastywavescantina - that's multitasking in the… https://t.co/YGOEFIHDvN

[Dr. Rebecca Cliffe @beckycliffe06]

@amandabamford @macdonalddw oh yes, time for a name change!!