Sloths are nocturnal and sleep curled up with their head placed between the arms and the feet drawn close together. This disguises them as part of a tree so that its enemies like the jaguar do not see them. Sloths rarely climb down from the trees and can live for up to 30 years.
Sloths are classified as foliveres as the bulk of their diet consists mostly of buds, tender shoots, and leaves, mainly of cecropia trees. Some two-toed sloths have been documented as eating insects, small reptiles, and birds as a small supplement to their diet. Linnaeus Two toed sloths have recently been documented eating human faeces from open latrines. They have made extraordinary adaptations to an arboreal browsing lifestyle.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Sloths are identified by the number of long, prominent claws that they have on each front foot. There are both two-toed and three-toed sloths.They are made for life in the treetops.They spend most of their time in the trees hanging from branches with their powerful grip.They don't even come down for water they get that from all the juicy fruits they eat.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Sloths are the slowest mammal in the world they are so slow that moss grows on them which also helps a great camouflage.
