- They move 2 meters per minute on the ground
- Their hair is covered with algae and bacteria
- Some fungi in sloth fur can fight parasites, cancer, and bacteria
- They stay in the trees most of the time
- They can swim faster then they can move on land
- They sleep for 10 hours a day
- It takes 30 days for them to digest a single leaf
- They live up to 20 years
- There are two toed and three toed sloths
- They retain their grip on trees even after death
Sloth Pictures
Buttercup the Sloth
Three Toed Sloths
Two Toed Sloths