three-toed sloths
Slow arboreal mammals
Three-toed sloths are slow-moving arboreal mammals native to Central and South American rainforests.
They spend most of their lives hanging upside down in trees, descending only to defecate.
Despite the name, both three-toed and two-toed sloths have three toes—the distinction refers to their fingers.
Their deliberate pace conserves energy on a low-calorie leaf diet: The three-toed sloth moved through the canopy at its usual glacial speed.
- NeotropicalNew World tropics region
- slow-movingProgressing at low speed
- slow metabolismInefficient energy conversion rate
- arborealOf or in trees
- tree canopyUpper forest layer
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Fastest land mammals
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Dam-constructing aquatic rodents
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