A transit police officer kneels next to a terrified sloth holding onto the post of a traffic barrier on a highway in Quevedo, Ecuador, on Jan. 22, in this photo released yesterday. Transit police officers, who were patrolling the new highway, found the sloth after it had apparently tried to cross the street and returned the animal to its natural habitat. Police said the sloth — or “lazy bear” as they are known in Ecuador — was examined by a veterinarian before being released back into the wild.Xinhua