Sloths
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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What sparked my intrest
- To me sloths are an interesting species. It's hard to understand how they have survived for so long, even when they cant even fight for themselves.
Photo by Marie Hale
What do they eat?
- Leaves
- Buds
- tender shoots
- fruit
- They have been documented eating insects, small reptiles, even birds
Photo by ejorpin
What is their defense?
- Sloths' claws can dig into a tree effortlessly, so if they are shot by someone they will still be hanging even in death
- also they can swipe their claws at any predators, but it isn't very effective because of how slow they are.
Why are they so slow
- Sloths have an extremely slow metabolic rate which means they move at a sluggish pace through the trees.
Photo by rvacapinta
How do they move around?
- Sloths can move around 41 yards a day in the trees
- Surprisingly sloths are strong swimmers
What is their childhood like?
- A sloths gestation period of 5-6 months, and 11.5 months for a few sloths
- After the sloth is born it hangs off of its mother for a few weeks, after that they can stay near their mothers for 4 years
Photo by αnnα
What is the rest of the sloths' life like?
- The average sloth can live up to 30 years.
- In captivity sloths can sleep from 15-20 hours a day
- In they wild they sleep about 9 hours a day
Photo by A. Dawson
