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Animals
MINIBOOK#19
AllAboutSloths
Bestknownfortheirslowmovements,
slothsliveinthetropicalforestsof
CentralandSouthAmerica,wherethey
usetheirlonglegsandcurvedclawsto
hangupside-downfromtreebranches.
Slothsarearborealanimals,which
meanstheyspendmostoftheirlives
highupinthecanopyoftheforest.
DidYouKnow?
Slothsare
relatedto
armadillosand
anteaters.
Becausethey
haveextra
vertebraein
theirnecks,
three-toedsloths
canturntheir
headsalmostall
thewayaround!
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Facts&Figures
Slothscansleepup
to20hoursaday!
Slothsaredivided
intotwogroups
basedonthe
numberoftoeson
theirfrontfeet.
Slothsareso
slowthatalgae
isabletogrow
ontheirfur!
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DistributionandRange
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THREE-TOED SLOTH
Therearefourspecies
ofthree-toedsloths:
pygmy,maned,
blown-throated,and
pale-throated.
Brown-throatedsloths
arethemostcommon
ofanyslothspecies.
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TWO-TOED SLOTH
Therearetwospecies
oftwo-toedsloths:
Linnaeus’s and
Hoffmann’s. Like their
three-toedcousins,
two-toedslothscan
befoundintropical
forestsinBrazil,Peru,
Panama,andother
surroundingcountries.
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2
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2
Allsixslothspeciesliveintropicalforests
inCentralandSouthAmerica.
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4
HabitatandDiet
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4
Slothsareherbivores,
whichmeanstheyonly
eatplants.
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TROPICAL FORESTS
Slothsarealmost
alwaysfoundhighin
theforestcanopy.
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HANGING HABITS
Slothsspendalmost
theirwholelives
hangingupside-down!
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SUPERB SWIMMERS
Believeitornot,
slothsareactually
greatswimmers!
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FOLIAGE FEAST
Slothsfilltheirlarge
four-chambered
stomachswithlots
ofleaves,stems,
andevenfruit.
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Anatomy
Slothshavemanyunique
featuresthatarewell-suited
foralifeinthetrees.
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ROUND HEAD
Slothshavesmall,round
heads,aswellasdistinct
markingsontheirfaces.
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SHARP CLAWS
Sloths’ claws can grow up
tofourincheslong!
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LONG LEGS
Theirlonglegshelpsloths
reachfortreebranchesas
theycrawlthroughthe
treetops.
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SPECIAL FUR
Becausealgaegrowsin
groovesontheirfur,sloths
haveagreenappearancethat
helpscamouflagethem!
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Megatherium
Moderndaytreeslothsare
descendedfromaprehistoricgroup
ofmammalsknownasMegatherium.
Unliketheslothsoftoday,
Megatheriumweregroundsloths
thatwerewerethesizeofelephants!
Adult
Human
Megatherium
Liketheirmodern-daydecsendants,
Megatheriumhadlargeclawsand
teeththattheyusedtofeedon
leaves,trees,andbushes.
It’s hard to believe that modern
sloths’ ancestors were so gigantic!
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Thesenow-extinctmammalsbelonged
toagroupcontainingsloths,
anteaters,andarmadillos.
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JustforFun
Areyoulikeasloth?
HowToDrawASloth
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 6
Ifyouhavethetraitsbelow,you
havealotincommonwithsloths!
CONSERVATIVE
Slothsmoveslowlytoconserve
energy.Doyousaveupyourenergy
forwhenyoureallyneedit?
NOCTURNAL
Slothsareawakeatnightandthey
restduringtheday.Doyoufeela
burstofenergyoncethesunsets?
STEP 7
CONTENT
Slothsseemtobehappywhile
doingsimplethingslikeeating
orsleeping.Dolittlethingsinlife
makeyouhappy?
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