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inside the jungle,

and you're gonna see

monkeys, birds,

uh, a lot of kinds of animals.

It's gonna be great.

You're gonna love it.

So what kind of work do you do

in Los Angeles, Jane?

I'm a librarian.

You work in a library?

Uh, not anymore.

Oh, you quit.

It closed.

They closed a library

in America?

- I can't believe it.

- The economy.

That's terrible. I love books.

I should read

more of them anyway.

But I love them.

This park is only

six kilometers, three miles,

one of the smallest

natural parks in the world.

But for our size, we have more

species of mammals here, 109,

and more kinds of birds, 184,

than any other park

in the world.

Look.

These are my favorite.

Good.

Okay.

I have accessed the creature.

Please.

- See?

- Oh. Ohh!

We affectionately call them

"osos perezosos. "

It means "lazy bears. "

The sloths can sleep

for up to 18 hours a day.

They are the slowest mammals

on earth,

moving about

six feet per minute.

It would take him almost a month

to walk just one mile.

They are a true aberration

of nature.

They're so beautiful.

How often do they come down?

About once a week

to go to the bathroom.

The only explanation

is that they fear

that if they go to the bathroom

in the trees,

their predators

may hear them,

so they hold it in

and go on the ground,

bury it and cover it

with leaves.

It is interesting.

During the mating season,

the female will scream

to attract the male,

and it sounds just like

a woman screaming when...

when, you know,

when she's...

when she is loved, eh?

Oh, yes.

Uh, okay.

Bueno.

This is a special treat.

These are rare.

For their size,

they are considered the most

intelligent of all primates.

That's one of the reasons

of their small number.

Many people take them as pets

because they are so smart and

get along with people so well.

What a pity.

Let's go.

Are you enjoying the tour?

I try to make it actualizing.

Yes, it's very good.

Thank you.

I guess you become very quiet

working in a library.

Do you have any family?

No.

No kids?

No.

I guess no husband.

Ever been married?

No.

Hmm.

Should we, um...

Should we continue the tour?

Oh, yes, I'm sorry.

I'm almost finished.

More animals come out

as it gets later, you know?

Well...

I have a daughter, Anna.

Oh, she's very smart.

Very smart.

Her English is perfect.

She reads a lot.

That's good.

Yeah. I send her

to the American school.

Very expensive. Wow!

But she can become

something special.

Maybe a lawyer.

She wants to be a doctor.

Yes.

She's a lot smarter than I am,

but she doesn't rub it in

too much.

Just a little.

I guess Los Angeles

is a fun city, yes?

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