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SLOTH. What is Sloth?. The Sloth is a mammal The Sloth is the slowest mammal. What do Sloths eat?. The sloth is a folivore It eats mainly leaves, and other parts of the trees. Where does the Sloth Live?. The sloth lives in Central and South America The sloth lives in the rainforest.
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What is Sloth? • The Sloth is a mammal • The Sloth is the slowest mammal
What do Sloths eat? • The sloth is a folivore • It eats mainly leaves, and other parts of the trees
Where does the Sloth Live? • The sloth lives in Central and South America • The sloth lives in the rainforest
What does the Sloth do? • The sloth does basically nothing • It eats, sleeps, and walk…very slow
Why are Sloths slow • They move slow so they don’t waste energy • They don’t have fast twitch muscles
Random Facts about Sloth • They sleep about 10 hours a day • Algae grows on their fur so they can hide in the trees
Sloths and the environment • Sloths serve as a home to other animals because they are so dirty • Most of the time algae grows in their fur which serves as camouflage
Bibliography Page • http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/three-toed-sloth/ • http://thefw.com/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-sloths/ • http://www.buzzfeed.com/alecn/15-sloth-facts-from-sloths-cmu4