All About Sloths

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The Sloth

Sloths are mainly noted for their slowness in movement, hence the name "sloths". They spent most of their time hanging upside down!

Sloths are a group of mammals within the suborder Folivora. They typically reside in the rainforests of Central and South America. 

Sloths are arboreal, meaning they live in trees.

Types of Sloths

These types of sloths often sit in the forks of trees instead of hanging on the branches.

These sloths are capable of climbing and positioning themselves vertically, but they spend most of their time hanging horizontally. They use their hook-like extremities to move along branches.

More About Sloths!

Sloths also have a symbiotic relationship with algae. This means that the sloth provide the algae with shelter and water, while the algae provides the sloth with camouflage for protection and extra nutrients through their skin!

Swimming Sloth Searches For Mate | Planet Earth II | BBC Earth

This fun video shows a sloth swimming. They can move up to three times faster when they swim! They can also hold their breath for 40 minutes.

Works Cited

<a href="https://www.worldanimalfoundation.net/f/sloth.pdf">https://www.worldanimalfoundation.net/f/sloth.pdf</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth</a> <a href="https://www.britannica.com/animal/sloth">https://www.britannica.com/animal/sloth</a> <a href="https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/news/10-facts-about-sloths-natures-slowest-animals">https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/news/10-facts-about-sloths-natures-slowest-animals</a>

The Sloths Diet

Sloths are herbivores, mainly eating flower buds, tender roots, and leaves from trees.

Two-toed sloths eat small birds, reptiles and insects on occasion. 

Sloth's can take up to 30 days to digest one leaf!

Fun Facts About Sloths!

Sloths can sleep up to 15 to 20 hours in a day. 

Sloths can be pregnant for up to 10 months.

The algae on their fur protects them from predators like eagles, snakes and jaguars. 

Three-toed sloths can turn their heads 360 degrees.

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