What to know..A Little Insight on Sloths!There are just 6 species of sloths in the world. Most sloths live in South and Central America where these creatures live on trees. Sloths are found in rain and cloud forests. These sloths have been living on this Earth for 30 million years. Sloths have been endangered for the last 8900 years. There are just a little under 100 Pygmy sloths living to this day.
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Above is multiple sloths hanging from trees in Costa Rica
Facts On Sloths!Sloths on average sleep to 15 to 20 hours a day. Sloths sleep in a curled up ball form they find it as a way of warmth and comfort. Sloths sleep hanging from a tree by their claws hence why they are called tree dwellers. They spend most of their life in the trees.
Sloths typical diet contains munching on leaves and twigs they find in the forest. Sloths scientific name is the Folivora! |