I love sloths! Last summer, my family and I traveled to Colorado. At one of the zoos we attended, we observed some adorable sloths!
There was a baby, a mom, and a dad. Ever since, I have had a soft spot in my heart for sloths.
I have wanted to share my knowledge on sloths, and I hope this website is helpful for anyone looking for some facts on sloths.
Here are some fun facts about these adorable animals:
Sloths sleep for up to 10 hours per day.
Sloths only use the bathroom once a week.
Algae grows on the sloth's fur, which camouflages them green.
Sloths spend most of their time in trees.
Sloths are clumsy on land, but are great swimmers.
Sloth's main predators include eagles, snakes, and jaguars.
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More Facts about Sloths
Different breeds of sloths include:
Pygmy Three Toed Sloths
Maned Sloth
Pale Throated Sloth
Brown Throated Sloth
Linnaeus's Two Toed Sloth
Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth
Habitat
Sloths mostly live in Central and South America.
Although, each breed comes from a different area.
Pygmy Three Toed Sloths are found in Isla Escudos de Veraguas, Panama.
Maned Sloths are found in Southeastern Brazil.
Pale Throated Sloths are found in Northern parts of South America (Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Colombia, Venezuela).
Brown Throated Sloths are found in Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador. This species is the
common species out of all of the sloths.
Linnaeus's Three Toed Sloths are found in Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Guyanas, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Hoffman's Two Toed Sloths are found in Honduras, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Brazil.
