Lucy Cooke: Sloths! The strange life of the world's slowest mammal
루시 쿡(Lucy Cooke): 나무늘보 - 세상에서 가장 느린 동물의 색다른 삶
In books, TV shows and even an annual sloth calendar, Lucy Cooke shares unexpected truths about animals. Full bio
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about my animal muse:
동물을 소개할까 합니다.
of the world's slowest mammal
포유동물의 색다른 삶을
푹 빠져버렸죠.
about an animal that's born
오해를 많이 받고 있어요.
that speaks of sin
has no place amongst the fittest
적응하는 동물들 속에서
that we've got this animal all wrong --
잘못 알고 있다고 말씀드리고 싶네요.
the truth about the sloth
we both call home.
이 세상에도 도움이 될 거예요.
conquistador called Valdés,
발데스라는 인물로 거슬러 갑니다.
in his encyclopedia of the New World.
나무늘보가 처음으로 묘사됐죠.
that can be found in the world ...
or one that is more useless."
쓸모없는 동물은 처음 본다."
about Valdés's drawing skills.
한마디 하고 싶네요.
of a sloth that's more useless.
나무늘보 그림은 본 적도 없네요.
a remarkably humanlike face,
사람과 아주 비슷하게 그렸죠.
humanlike faces.
얼굴을 하고 있어요.
I think looks a lot like Ringo Starr.
링고 스타와 정말 닮았죠.
resemblance to the The Beatles.
with Paul, actually, on there.
마음에 드네요.
sloths are also extremely successful.
and there were once dozens of species
한때는 수십 종이 있었어요.
which was the size of a small elephant
작은 코끼리 정도의 크기에
to eat avocado pits whole
유일한 동물이기도 했죠.
(Laughter)
(웃음)
totally bereft at breakfast.
만들 수 없어서 다들 좌절했겠죠.
and they fall into two groups.
두 그룹으로 나눠집니다.
three-toed sloths,
and the Mona Lisa smiles.
모나리자의 미소를 하고 있죠.
between a Wookiee and a pig.
돼지의 중간쯤 되어 보이죠.
of Central and South America,
밀림에 살고 있고
that was done in the 1970s
numerically abundant large animal.
숫자상 가장 많은 분포를 보였습니다.
of the mammalian biomass.
나무늘보가 있다는 건
something very right indeed.
적응하고 있음을 보여줍니다.
the sloth for being different,
in our quest for quick.
질보다는 편리함을 원합니다.
is choking us and the planet.
사람들과 지구를 숨막히게 하죠.
the "Ferrari of the animal kingdom,"
치타 같은 동물을 우상화합니다.
in three seconds flat.
but at the expense of strength.
to tougher predators like hyenas.
맹렬한 포식자에게 사냥감을 뺏깁니다.
approach to dinner.
to be eaten any more than antelope do,
잡아 먹히고 싶지는 않겠죠.
and very hard to digest.
소화도 잘 안됩니다.
had to become an athlete --
is a four-chambered stomach
digestion rate of any mammal.
소화율이 가장 느립니다.
to process a single leaf,
한 달이 걸리기도 하죠.
to process those toxins.
그만큼의 시간이 필요해요.
very hard at work.
have little calorific value,
as little energy as possible.
에너지를 쓰지 않도록 진화되어 왔죠.
of a similar-sized mammal
10% 정도만 활동하고
as 100 calories a day,
생명을 유지합니다.
than any other mammal,
through 270 degrees
270도까지 돌릴 수 있고
다 뜯어 먹을 수 있어요.
with the effort of moving their body.
surprisingly good swimmers.
수영을 잘해요.
than they can move on land,
세 배는 빠르게 움직일 수 있죠.
that don't do flatulence.
유일한 포유동물입니다.
into their bloodstream
as a sort of mouth fart.
일종의 입방귀처럼요.
saves further energy.
에너지를 더 아낄 수 있습니다.
of a terrestrial mammal.
골격근이 절반 정도 적습니다.
of the extensor muscles
to pull themselves along.
수축근을 많이 씁니다.
and a high fatigue resistance,
피로에 대한 내성이 강해서
like a happy, hairy hammock
나무에 매달려 있을 수 있어요.
in this inverted position.
뭐든 할 수 있어요.
are uniquely adapted
against the force of gravity.
최적화되어 있어요.
from crushing their lungs.
쭈그러뜨리지 않게 하죠.
the opposite direction,
after a tropical drenching.
빗물이 뚝뚝 떨어져 금세 말라요.
if you turn a sloth the other way up,
as if mountaineering on a flat surface.
몸을 질질 끌며 가죠.
the early explorers like Valdés
the wrong way up and out of context.
형편없게 본 것 같아요.
mesmerized by moving sloths.
정말 행복한 시간을 보내고 있어요.
their strength or agility.
날렵함에 영향을 끼치지 않았어요.
move like "Swan Lake" in slow mo --
"백조의 호수"처럼 천천히 움직여요.
which is not uncommon.
잠이 들었네요. 종종 있는 일이죠.
of digesting leaves avoid being eaten?
잡아먹히지는 않을까?
of the sloth's main predators.
of up to 50 miles per hour,
the slightest leaf rustle.
소리도 들을 수 있죠.
has poor hearing, bad eyesight,
잘 볼 수도 없어요.
is clearly not an option.
탈출할 수는 없어요.
an invisibility cloak
투명 망토 같은 옷을 걸치고
that attract moisture
수분을 끌어모으는 홈이 있는데
gardens for algae,
여기에 녹조가 끼고
a host of invertebrates.
miniature ecosystem.
축소된 생태계라 할 수 있죠.
their movements are so slow,
of the monstrous harpy
scanning for action.
걸리지 않는 것 같아요.
the safety of the canopy --
좀처럼 벗어나지 않아요.
at the base of a tree.
배변을 할 때만 빼고요.
has long been a mystery,
힘든 일을 하는지에 대한
as to why they do it.
scented messages for potential mates.
은밀히 남기는 거라고 봐요.
silent, solitary creatures,
혼자 지내는 동물이에요.
and scream for sex.
짝을 찾아 소리를 지릅니다.
will get the male's attention.
숫컷의 관심을 받을 수 있어요.
of the kiskadee flycatcher.
at the top of her lungs.
소리를 지를 때에도 그래요.
will carry for miles across the canopy,
숲을 뚫고 수 km 밖으로 퍼지고
a slow path towards her.
천천히 몰려갑니다.
will help send Romeo up the right tree
숫컷이 나무를 찾아 오르는 거 같아요.
scaling the wrong one.
귀중한 에너지를 쓰지 않도록요.
that sloths do swiftly.
빨리 할 수 있는 일은 짝짓기입니다.
with in a matter of seconds.
소중한 에너지를 왜 쓰겠어요.
a constant warm body temperature.
시간을 낭비하지 않습니다.
for the tropics to keep that heat in.
특이하게 두꺼운 겉옷을 입고 있죠.
one of the reasons
회복할 수 있는 거라고 생각해요.
recover from injuries
치명적인 상처라도 말이죠.
from a double amputation,
절단되었어도 회복했고
that have managed to survive
may well be key to surviving extinction.
될 수도 있다고 생각합니다.
who were studying mollusks
캔자스 대학의 연구원들은
predicted which species of mollusk
멸종되었다는 사실을 밝혀냈습니다.
in one shape or another
이 지구에서 살아 왔습니다.
is their slothful nature.
게으른 본성입니다.
Appreciation Society
their slow, steady, sustainable lives.
삶을 알리고 보호하고 있습니다.
a lot about slowing down.
느긋해지는 법을 많이 배웠어요.
행동 방식을 배운다면
leaf out of their book.
받아들이면 어떨까요?
that can be found in the world."
되고 말 것입니다.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lucy Cooke - Zoologist, author, explorerIn books, TV shows and even an annual sloth calendar, Lucy Cooke shares unexpected truths about animals.
Why you should listen
Lucy Cooke is a New York Times best-selling author, award-winning documentary producer, presenter and National Geographic explorer with a master's in zoology from Oxford University. She is a passionate conservationist and champion of animal species that are often misunderstood. Her style is immersive, journalistic and unashamedly populist, mixing expert storytelling with a dash of humor to reach the widest possible audience. She began her presenting career hosting Freaks and Creeps for National Geographic, a show about strange species that get overlooked in favor of charismatic megafauna, and has hosted numerous shows for the BBC.
Cooke has a particular soft spot for sloths and founded the Sloth Appreciation Society to promote a greater understanding of their lazy lifestyle. She has produced a number of iconic viral sloth videos, Meet the Sloths, an award-winning international series for Animal Planet, two best-selling books -- A Little Book of Sloth and Life in the Sloth Lane -- and an annual calendar featuring her sloth photographs.
Cooke's latest book, The Truth About Animals, was shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Society prize and the AAAS young adult science prize. Nature calls it a "deeply researched, sassily written history of the biggest misconceptions, mistakes and myths we've concocted about the animal kingdom, spread by figures from Aristotle to Walt Disney."
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