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My name is Lauren Leach I am going to be presenting my PowerPoint about the amazing

facts about sloths. For example, I am going to be telling you facts on how the sloths grow an how they live their daily lives. If you're interested in

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10 facts about sloths

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Sloths Habitat • Sloths are tropical mammals that

live in Central and South America. • They use their long claws to hang

onto branches while they feast on the leaves that other animals can't reach

• Unfortunately for the sloth, their long claws — 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 centimetres) — make walking on the ground difficult, so they spend most of their time in the tall trees they call home.

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Baby sloths• In most mammals hair grows towards

their extremities. In sloths, hair grows in the opposite direction.

• Sloth metabolic rate is very slow, their body temperature is as low as 30C

• They move very slowly and only when necessary.

• Because of their low metabolic rate, they only go to the bathroom once a week.

• Because of their low metabolic rate, they only go to the bathroom once a week.

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There are 7 types of sloths: Pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus

Maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus)

Pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)

Brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus)

Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)

Hoffman’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)

Of those, the pygmy sloth is critically endangered and the maned sloth is vulnerable

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http://www.worldanimalfoundation.net/f/Sloth.pdf This will give you more detail abut sloths and their species!

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• Gazin illustrated a 1956 scientific article about the ground sloth specimens from Panama

• . Its skeleton was adapted for standing on its hind legs, allowing it to grasp tree branches with its massive claws

• It ate leaves and twigs, chewing them with peg-like teeth

• . In the United States, fossils of Eremotherium have been found as far north as South Carolina

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