Scientists can't get sloth to move

[AngryAmish]

"JENA, Germany - Scientists in the eastern German city of Jena said Wednesday they have finally given up after three years of failed attempts to entice a sloth into budging as part of an experiment in animal movement.

The sloth, named Mats, was remanded to a zoo after consistently refusing to climb up and then back down a pole, as part of an experiment conducted by scientists at the University of Jena's Institute of Systematic Zoology and Evolutionary Biology.

Neither pounds of cucumbers nor plates of homemade spaghetti were appetizing enough to make Mats move.

"Mats obviously wanted absolutely nothing to do with furthering science," said Axel Burchardt, a university spokesman."

Life imitating Onion.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. Yeah Mats!

You're my hero. :loveya:

[MonkeyFunk]

2. give it an xbox

and you just described my life.

[Little Wing]

3. Mat would've been a more appropriate name

[AngryAmish]

6. or Matcom?

[Canuckistanian]

4. Hey man, what's my motivation?

Some fruit? You give me that anyways.

I'll just chill.

[AlCzervik]

5. who greenlit that grant and where can i apply for one?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. This is why they call them "sloths."

I can relate to Mats. In fact, I think I'd like to be him.

[The Traveler]

8. Now science knows

why they call it a sloth.

:shrug: