Sloth - Wikipedia
Sloths are a Neotropical group of xenarthran mammals constituting the suborder Folivora, including the extant arboreal tree sloths and extinct terrestrial ground sloths. Noted for their slowness of movement, tree sloths spend most of their lives hanging upside down in the trees of the tropical rainforests of South America and Central America.
Top 10 incredible facts about the sloth
Discover 10 interesting facts about sloths, and learn more about The Sloth Conservation Foundation's work to protect sloths in the wild.
Sloth | Definition, Habitat, Diet, Pictures, & Facts | Britannica
Sloth, tree-dwelling mammal noted for its slowness of movement. All six living species are limited to the lowland tropical forests of South and Central America. They can be found in the forest canopy sunning, resting, or feeding on leaves.
Sloth | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Facts. Sloths—the sluggish tree-dwellers of Central and South America—spend their lives in the tropical rain forests. They move through the canopy at a rate of about 40 yards per day, munching on leaves, twigs and buds. Sloths have an exceptionally low metabolic rate and spend 15 to 20 hours per day sleeping.
Sloth - National Geographic Kids
Sloths live in the tropical forests of Central and South America. With their long arms and shaggy fur, they resemble monkeys, but they are actually related to armadillos and anteaters. They can be...
Three-toed Sloth: The Slowest Mammal On Earth | Nature on PBS
Three-toed sloths are some of the slowest and seemingly laziest creatures in the world. Instead of evolving to eat more, they evolved to do less.
Species Spotlight: Sloth | Pages | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
The three-toed sloth is an arboreal animal, inhabiting the tropical forests of Central and South America. Feeding, sleeping, mating, and giving birth all happen in the trees. How many groups of sloths are there?
SlothOpedia | Everything you ever wanted to know about sloths!
Sloths are tree-dwelling tropical mammals of Central and South America. They live in the rainforest canopy and are known for their slow and deliberate movements. There are two living families of sloths: two-fingered and three-fingered.
What is a Sloth? - The Sloth Conservation Foundation
Sloths are tree-dwelling tropical mammals of Central and South America. They live in the rainforest canopy and are known for their slow and deliberate movements. There are two living families of sloths: two-fingered and three-fingered.
Three-Toed Sloths - National Geographic
The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...