Hoffmann of the Month: June

We're kicking off the second year of the "Hoffmann of the Month" award with the first-ever animal recipient! Congratulations to the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, June's Hoffmann of the Month!

Sloths were super-hot earlier this year, starting with Kristen Bell's adorable breakdown (documented on Ellen's show), and continuing through last month when, on the American Idol finale, Steven Tyler revealed (perhaps facetiously) that he has a pet sloth. Sloths had officially jumped the shark.

So I'm a little late getting on the sloth bandwagon, but not that late, when you consider how slowly sloths typically move. Their top speed is under a quarter-mile per hour, according to this video (I know the cuteness is mesmerizing, but trust me, the guy in that clip said so).

A few of my favorite items from the Hoffmann sloth's Wikipedia page:

--"This species often exhibits exaggerated wobbling of the head. Another trait of this sloth is that it often spits when the mouth opens. The saliva often accumulates on the lower lip, giving the creature a comical appearance."

--"In the wild, there are about 11 times more female two-toed sloths than male two-toed sloths." (Sounds like the Young Single Adult scene in New York.)

--"The only time that sloths are normally found right side up is when they descend to the ground to defecate, which they only do about once every three to eight days." (That seems counterintuitive...it seems like you'd want to be upside down for a mess-free bathroom break. Still, though, only having to go once a week would be pretty sweet.)

--"Courtship consists of the female licking the male's face..." (Hey Petey, you should tell Mindy she exhibited some very sloth-like behavior at your party!)

All that sloths do is sleep, eat, mate, and make a weekly trip to the jungle lavatory. That's a lifestyle worth emulating, and one certainly worthy of this month's top Hoffmann honor. Way to go, Hoffmann's two-toed sloth!