two-toed sloth
Slow jungle hanger
A two-toed sloth is a slow-moving, tree-dwelling mammal native to Central and South American rainforests, distinguished from three-toed sloths by having two claws on its front limbs rather than three.
Two-toed sloths are nocturnal, spending most of their lives hanging upside down from branches: We spotted a two-toed sloth high in the canopy.
Slow and inactive
- torpidInactive and slow
- languidWeak and without vigor
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
plodding · deliberate · energy conservation · unhurried · sedentary · measured · gradual · creeping
Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- crypticObscure in meaning
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
disguise · harpy eagle · jaguar · dappled · countershading · stillness · hidden · undetected
Overhead protective covering
- treetopUppermost branches
- branchDivision or woody limb
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
perch · hanging · foliage · liana · tree-dwelling · tropical · understory · grip
Animal gripping nails
- furAnimal body hair
- prehensileAdapted for grasping
- long armsLengthy upper limbs
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
mammary glands · gestation · solitary · endothermic · placental
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- twilightLight after sunset
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- darknessTotal absence of light
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
dusk · nightfall · active at night · gloaming · after dark · evening
Unconscious rest state
- hangingExecution by noose
- upside-downReversed in vertical orientation
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- docileEasily controlled or taught
gentle · mating · swimming · descending · defecating · grooming · resting · feeding
sluggish
Slow and inactive
crawling · plodding · deliberate · energy conservation · unhurried · sedentary · measured · gradual · creeping · snail-paced
algae
Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- crypticObscure in meaning
- concealmentAct of hiding something
blend · disguise · harpy eagle · jaguar · dappled · countershading · stillness · hidden · undetected · mossy
canopy
Overhead protective covering
rainforest · perch · hanging · foliage · liana · tree-dwelling · tropical · understory · grip · suspended
claws
Animal gripping nails
- furAnimal body hair
- prehensileAdapted for grasping
- long armsLengthy upper limbs
vertebrae · mammary glands · gestation · solitary · endothermic · placental
nighttime
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- twilightLight after sunset
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- darknessTotal absence of light
moonlight · dusk · nightfall · active at night · gloaming · after dark · evening
sleeping
Unconscious rest state
- hangingExecution by noose
- upside-downReversed in vertical orientation
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
docile · gentle · mating · swimming · descending · defecating · grooming · resting · feeding · mothering
- South American mammalsalpaca, anteater, armadillo, capybara, chinchilla
- slow animalssnail, tortoise, slug, giant tortoise, land snail
- Central American Wildlifejaguar, quetzal, howler monkey, tapir, scarlet macaw
- sloths
- Xenarthransarmadillo, armadillos, anteater, anteaters, giant anteater
- snouted animalsaardvark, anteater, giant anteater, tapir, elephant
two-toed slothcheetah
Fastest land animal
hummingbird · shrew · peregrine falcon · hare · roadrunner
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