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- There are 5 species of sloths and they
all live in tropical forests of Central and South America.
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- A young 2-toed sloth clings to its
mother while she hangs in the tree.
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- Sloths feed on planty material.
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- Sloths move very slowly indeed - they
sleep for about 19 hours a day, and when they do move it is only
at a speed of about 2m/min.
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- Sloths are so highly adaptable that
they are unable to walk normally on the ground.
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- Most of a sloths life is spent among
the branches, hanging upside-down.
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