- Sloth - Wikipedia
Sloth, related to slow, literally means "laziness", and their common names in several other languages (e g German: Faultier, French: paresseux, Spanish: perezoso, Portuguese: preguiça, Romanian: leneș, Finnish: laiskiainen) also mean "lazy" or similar
- 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 Skip to content Take Action
- 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 | National Geographic Kids
There are two main species of sloth, identified by whether they have two or three claws on their front feet The two species are quite similar in appearance, with roundish heads, sad-looking
- Sloth | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Learn about the sloth, as well as the threats it faces, what WWF is doing to conserve its future, and how you can help
- Sloth facts | Mammals - BBC Earth
A sloth’s long, shaggy fur hides a secret world of algae, fungi, and insects – turning every sloth into a real-life, moving ecosystem 37 Their hair is finely grooved either vertically or perpendicularly, and those crevices are home to anywhere from four to six different types of algae, up to 16 different types of fungi, and various types
- 9 Sloth Adaptations in the Rainforest (Pictures)
More than one type of sloth thrives in rainforests Both the two-toed and three-toed sloth call rainforests home While they share many of their adaptations, a few are different
- Sloth - Species, Size, Diet, Habitat, Lifespan, Predators, Images
The maned sloth bears long black hair on the back of its head and neck (resembling the mane of a lion), a feature which gives the species its name Unlike most mammals, which typically have seven neck vertebrae, three-toed sloths possess eight or nine
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