Heart-melting baby sloth pic is Internet's best way to ring in 2013

Oh sure, you've got the cuddly kittens and adorable pandas who always steal the calendars slots. But sloth babies, with their squishy, heart-shaped noses and goofy clawed limbs, have got to be the most overlooked species in the "cute beyond words" category. So it's really no surprise then that this photo, uploaded by Reddit user shama_lama_ding_dong, was besieged by adoring comments within its first 20 minutes online. Since then, the tiny cutie has been making its way across the web, spreading viral, fuzzy joy to the hearts of all. The Internet's way of saying, "Happy New Year," perhaps? [Source]

Click to see more on msnNOW.com, updated 24 hours a day.