Sloths Food

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.