baby sloth

Young arboreal crawler

A baby sloth is an infant sloth—the slow-moving arboreal mammal of Central and South America.

Baby sloths cling to their mothers for months after birth, eventually inheriting their deliberate pace and tree-dwelling habits.

The term often appears in contexts emphasizing cuteness: Baby sloth videos are all over my feed.

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Fastest land animal

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