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ESZTERHAS
Sloths spend most of their lives in
trees, and until recently scientists
Suzi Eszterhas is an didn’t know very much about them.
award-winning wildlife But Dr. Rebecca Cliffe was determined to
photographer who discover their secrets. To find out more,
is passionate about she fitted sloths with special backpacks
conservation and connecting containing a device to track their activity.
children with nature. Together
with Dr. Rebecca Cliffe, Suzi has spent ten years She learned how to climb trees in the
photographing sloths in the jungles of Costa Rica, THE ADVENTURES OF DR. SLOTH Costa Rican jungle so she could take sloth
Panama, Guyana, and Brazil. Her photographs hair samples and test their DNA. And
have been published in more than 100 magazine she’s helped create sloth crossings and
cover and feature stories in publications around plant trees to ensure the sloths aren’t
the world, including National Geographic Kids, trapped in shrinking territories. Along the
Ranger Rick, and TIME. Suzi is also a trustee of way, she earned the nickname Dr. Sloth.
the Sloth Conservation Foundation. When she’s
not in the field, she lives in Petaluma, California. “UNDERSTANDING THE
Discover the story of how an animal-loving
SECRET LIVES OF SLOTHS kid in England grew up to become one of
BECAME MY MISSION.” the world’s leading sloth scientists, and
learn how Dr. Sloth is using her discoveries
to help keep sloths safe. Author and
Photographs © 2022 by Suzi Eszterhas
—DR. REBECCA CLIFFE,
professional wildlife photographer
A.K.A. DR. SLOTH QUEST TO PROTECT SLOTHS REBECCA CLIFFE AND HER Suzi Eszterhas brings readers up close
A portion of the royalties from sales of this book will to the action with engaging text and
be donated to the Sloth Conservation Foundation. fantasticphotos.
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