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Narrated by:
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Cynthia Kimola
About this listen
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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- Amazon Customer
- 04-18-25
Beautifully written and gracefully narrated!
I've listened to a few of her books and have never heard the end of any of the them. :) That's a really good thing because I use them to gently fade off to sleep while listening to soothing, calming goodness.
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- Dee
- 04-18-25
Good to distract, delight and lull you to sleep.
Well produced, great narration, not 100% on the writing, but it did get me to fall asleep, so, great job.
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- Amelia Z
- 04-17-25
Hopeful and calming
I loved learning about the sloth's total rejection of survival via domination. Instead, it survives through resting and working together with other species. So hopeful. I also found this story deeply calming!
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- Phillip Dopson
- 04-19-25
Wonderful Story
Not only was this educational but it was well written and produced. A great listen before bedtime. Really loved it!
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