sloths
Inverted jungle hangers
Sloths, mammals that live in the treetops of Central and South America, sleep a lot and move slowly.
They have long arms and claws, and move around upside down.
In language, sloth is laziness or a lack of effort.
Having three digits
- two-toedHaving two digits
- arborealOf or in trees
- prehensileAdapted for grasping
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
nocturnal · neotropical · rainforest · canopy · cryptic · fur · mammal · herbivore
Avoiding effort or exertion
- indolentHabitually avoiding exertion
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- loungingReclining in idleness
- loafingPassing time idly
sedentary · inactive · sleepy · drowsy · listless · slugabed
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- arborealOf or in trees
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- branchesLimbs of trees
foliage · understory · lianas · epiphytes · Amazon · Panama · jungle · treetop
Lacking in speed
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
- torpidInactive and slow
- crawlMove slowly, low
unhurried · glacial · languid · deliberate · methodical · gradual · measured · snail-paced
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
poaching · protection · sanctuary · rehabilitation · preservation · rescue · power-lines · fragmentation
three-toed
Having three digits
- two-toedHaving two digits
- arborealOf or in trees
- prehensileAdapted for grasping
claws · nocturnal · neotropical · rainforest · canopy · cryptic · fur · mammal · herbivore · vertebrate
lazy
Avoiding effort or exertion
loafing · sedentary · inactive · sleepy · drowsy · listless · slugabed
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
branches · foliage · understory · lianas · epiphytes · Amazon · Panama · jungle · treetop · climbing
slow
Lacking in speed
crawl · unhurried · glacial · languid · deliberate · methodical · gradual · measured · snail-paced
endangered
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
deforestation · poaching · protection · sanctuary · rehabilitation · preservation · rescue · power-lines · fragmentation · reforestation
calm
Free from agitation
gentle · mellow · zen · chill · laid-back · content · placid · easygoing · untroubled
- rainforest lifetoucans, orangutans, macaws, parrots, jaguars
- Amazon BasinAmazon River, tributary, tributaries, headwaters, confluence
- Xenarthransarmadillo, armadillos, anteater, anteaters, giant anteater
- mammalsbears, bats, sheep, cats, anteater
- rainforestrainforest, jungle, tropical, tropics, canopy
- Amazon RainforestAmazon, tropical rainforest, Amazon rainforest, Amazon basin, jungle
slothscheetahs
Fastest land mammals
hummingbirds · greyhounds · falcons · roadrunners · hares
slothsdiligence
Careful, persistent effort
industry · industries · industriousness · energy · activity
slothscheetahs
Fastest land mammals
wolves · shrews · hummingbirds · great white sharks · orcas
- three-toed slothsSlow mammals, fewer digits
- baby slothJuvenile three-toed climber
- giant slothExtinct oversized tree-stripper
- two-toed slothSlow arboreal mammal, paired digits
- ground slothExtinct large terrestrial edentate
- sloth bearsTermite-eating South Asian ursids