SLOTH By: Freddy Espinosa Period 3

Basic Information  Sloths only live up to 30 years  Are only active 7 hours a day  There are only 2 types of species of sloths three-toed and two-toed sloths

Something Unique  Sloths warm up in the morning by sunbathing

Family:  Sloths have 2 types of species three-toed and two toed  There ancestors were called ground sloths and were 2 types mylodonts and megalonychids

Habitat  Sloths live in the rainforest canopies central and south America  They live in trees and rarely climb down  They eat very little food due to there slow metabolism but when they due they eat fruits, leaves, bugs, and young twigs.

Food Chain jaguar sloth Bugs, Leaves, young twigs

How humans impact the animal  Humans impact sloths because of there bacteria and mold that just grows on them ‘‘it is messing up our world’’

How long do they live 4??  They live up to 30 years anything more is a miracle

How do they sleep??  They all sleep upside-down and sleep for 18 hours at a time