The Sleeping World: Rainforest Lounging with a Sloth

De: Mumble Media, Audible Sleep

Narrado por: Cynthia Kimola

Wind down by escaping into nature. Part soundscape and part bedtime story, The Sleeping World is an intimate journey through ecologies around the world.

Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth. They can hardly see. They live in rainforests among jaguars, pumas, and countless other predators. Yet they survive. And they do it by being so incredibly slow, and living a life covered in algae. In this episode, we hang with a sloth in the jungle of Costa Rica as he spends a month digesting one single leaf, and we see the symbiosis and collaboration that surrounds him.

This is the world in its natural state, defined by seasons, routines, and cycles. By the time this sloth has traversed his tree and resumed his life of rest, you’ll be ready to rest too.

Produced by Audible and Mumble Media
Written by Jake Young
Narrated by Cynthia Kimola
Executive Producers for Mumble Media: Cara Ehlenfeldt and Jake Young
Executive Producer for Audible: Anna Stitt
Sound Design and Mix: Mumble Media
The Mumble Media team is Jaymeson Catsouphes, Cara Ehlenfeldt, Chester Gwazda, Liz Mak, Lee Mengistu, Renée Vargas, and Jake Young
Sloth Consultant: Julián Monge-Nájera
Fact-Checker: Andrea López-Cruzado
Head of Creative Development at Audible: Kate Navin
Chief Content Officer at Audible: Rachel Ghiazza

Available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.

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Falling asleep✨

This is the perfect sloth bedtime story. Her voice & the whimsical story will put you in a happy, sleepy mood✨

the descriptions of the surroundings especially the slothe

the tne of the the narrators voice was extremely calm and soothing, helped me to fall asleep

very well done

I love all the sleep stories and the narration! I wish they would produce more, I'd buy them.

Very Calming and Educational

I really enjoy this story. I listen to them before bed, and often fall asleep to them. I also learn a lot about the animal I’m listening to. I love it! Thank you Audible!

Soothing and engaging at the same time

I have a hard time falling asleep because my mind races all the time. This helps me to have something to focus on and allow my mind to shut off the internal monologue. At the same time, the pace and sounds are so soothing. It really allows me to fall asleep peacefully. Great!

She says "poop" twice and it makes me lol 😆

love this series. narrator is quite engaging, so is the "story".

very important detail about this episode - see title. amused me greatly.

Learning while falling asleep

I love the voice, sounds, storytelling and ecological information provided while I drift to sleep.

Love The Whole Series

These aren’t just for night time. I listen throughout the day when I need to dial it down.

Beautiful, incredible and completely relaxing

What a gift to each of us, directly from the Amazon rainforest and a resident sloth. Thank you so very much.

just to outside and close your eyes

feel the wind and breathe deep breathes and forget the world for a while. pure peace from someone with cptsd