Sloth and ocelot fight in the forest. Incredibly rare footage of a fight between a sloth and an ocelot has been captured deep in the Amazon rainforest.

University of Birmingham. "Is the Amazon forest approaching a tipping point?." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 14 February 2024. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 02 / 240214122558.htm>.

BOGOTA, Colombia — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rain forest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change.

Beyond the Amazon’s irreplaceable biodiversity, beyond its colossal carbon stores, there are wind and ocean currents that connect the forest to regions across the globe (SN: 3/11/23, p. 9).

In that economic activity, an average of three to six trees are extracted per hectare (2.4 acres). One hectare of the Amazon forest can have over 250 tree species; more than 100 of those have ...

Here’s how it works. The sloth fought off an ocelot attack in the rare footage. (Image credit: MC Bastidas-Domínguez et al/Food Webs) ...