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.