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Sloths, like, anteaters and armadillos, belong to the order edentates mammals. Relatives are sloths and anteaters armadillos.



Sloths can be found in the dense tropical forests of Central and South America.



In comparison with other mammals, idler moving very slowly, about 1: 8 - 2, 4 meters per minute. They cling to the tree paws with long claws that can reach 8-10 cm in length.





These creatures are sleeping about 10 to 20 hours a day





Sloths can sometimes take up to a month to digest the food. This herbivores feeding on foliage. Leaves themselves are not very nutritious, and because these animals big stomach with multiple departments. It consists of 4 parts, allowing slowly digest the leaves.







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Sloths are clumsy on land but are excellent swimmers. Often you can see how the three-toed sloths fall straight from the tree into the water. They move in the water three times faster than on land.





Do sloths have an extra cervical vertebra, which allows them to turn his head 270 degrees.

In many types of wool sloths live blue-green algae (bacteria capable of photosynthesis), giving sloths a greenish color, which makes them invisible, and is an additional source of food.

All sloths have a unique fur - her hair does not grow on a ridge, top to bottom, and vice versa, from the bottom up. This feature is caused by hanging their way of life. This allows water to drain freely from the coat. Teeth sloths because of the lack of enamel are dark, almost black color.

Sloth can neither defend themselves nor to escape from predators. Nevertheless sloths are very numerous because of the color and slow movements, making them virtually invisible.

In the natural habitat of their life span can reach 30 years.

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