Sloths Research Paper

Do you know what animal uses the bathroom only once every seven to ten days? Would you have guessed a sloth? Well, it’s true. Sloths live in central and south american rainforests in the canopy layer. That means it’s a long trip down the trees to pee. Especially for a sloth. Sloths are very unique creatures, also, they are omnivores, giant sloths used to roam the earth, and baby sloths are born in trees.

What exactly is a sloth? Sloths get their name from their slow movement and unlike what most people think, sloths aren’t lazy, just slow. Despite the fact that sloths are not lazy, they sleep 15 to 18 hours a day. Sloths have thick brown, slightly greenish fur from algae that will grow on their fur. They are about the size of a cat with a short or invisible tail. Sloths have sturdy long curved claws that help them stay supported in the treetops. They can live up to 20 years in the wild and, surprisingly, are great swimmers. The speed of a sloth might have something to do with their diets.

Sloths have diets that might surprize some people. That’s because sloths are omnivores. They will eat insects, and small lizards, though most of the time they stick to buds, tender shoots, and leaves. Sloths don’t have front teeth, instead they have hard lips to bite off leaves. Although leaves don’t provide a whole lot of energy, …show more content…
They looked almost like a bear but weighed closer to an elephant. 13 feet tall, almost 4 tons, and walking on 2 legs made the Giant Ground Sloth one of the largest mammal ever. Unlike modern sloths, Giant Ground Sloths were pure herbivores. They were very common in South America and mysteriously disappeared 10,000 years ago, when humans started colonizing the Americas. Even though the giant sloth’s days of roaming the earth have been cut short, sloths nowadays are still living long and reproducing to prevent

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