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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Third time's a charm? Bellingham's infamous I-5 sloth returns
The infamous sloth stuffed animal seen in the trees near Bellingham is back. And it appears he will be hanging around for a while. Someone on the Bellingham Reddit page spotted the sloth at the end of last month, posting a video of its new location: The Washington State Department of Transportation confirmed that a third stuffed animal mysteriously made it into a tree along I-5. In March, WSDOT crews removed the original sloth, dubbed 'Slothy,' after it spent nearly a year hanging out in a 90-foot tree. Although cute to look at, WSDOT deemed it a dangerous distraction for drivers. 'Let's keep our 8-foot stuffed animals in their proper habitats: on a bed made for giants, not near our right of way. Leave the tree-dwelling to real sloths and keep your eyes on the road ahead,' wrote the agency in an online post. One month later? A second sloth showed up. Same size. Same spot. But a different sloth. Once again, crews removed it. KIRO 7 reached out to WSDOT about the third sloth. 'We regret that individuals have continued to compromise their safety and the safety of the public to put these up in trees,' WSDOT Communications Manager RB McKeon wrote. 'The removal of the sloth at this location presents additional challenges, risk, and puts additional strain on already limited resources.' At this time, it remains a mystery who is putting the sloths in the trees and how they are getting up there to do it. McKeon told KIRO 7 that WSDOT crews will keep an eye on the cuddly creature, but at this time, 'does not plan to take further action.'
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Slothy' the Viral Stuffed Animal Removed From Washington Roadside After Year Up Tree
A giant stuffed sloth that went viral on social media has been removed from its perch high up a tree next to a Washington highway after transport officials said they received complaints it was causing drivers to slow down to get a look. WSDOT North said 'Slothy' was 70 ft up a tree next to Interstate 5 in Bellingham. An unknown person put it there around a year ago, according to During that time, locals had grown attached to the sloth, judging by a local Reddit page. WSDOT North said 'it took a break in the weather, a 125-ft bucket truck, and some true skills' to remove Slothy from his perch. On the question of why Slothy's days of fame were numbered, they said: 'There's a reason an 8-foot sloth hanging from a tree became so popular: It draws a lot of attention. And when you're driving on the highway, that's not a good thing. We've heard that drivers were slowing down to get a closer look or driving distracted to try to snap a picture. 'Slothy DOES remind us that it's important to slow down… in work zones and in life,' WSDOT North wrote on Facebook. 'But otherwise, let's leave our 8-foot stuffed animals in their natural habitats: On a bed made for giants.' No one has so far come forward to take responsibility for placing the celebrity sloth up the tree, reported. Credit: WSDOT North via Storyful
