1. The Natural
History of
the Sloth
By Angel
Hartman
Biology 101
Professor
Swatski
2. Anatomy &
Physiology
• Fur Coat
• Algae
• About the size of
a cat
• Small
eyes, snout, head,
and tail
• Large eyes and
legs
• Very long, sturdy
claws
Great for
climbing
Terrible for
crawling
3. Anatomy &
Physiology
Cont.
• Slow
• Don’t fall often
• Body temperature
75-91 degrees
Fahrenheit (24-33
degrees Celsius)
• Jaguar, Harpy
Eagle, and
humans
4. Behaviors
• Mostly upside-
down
• Eat, sleep, mate, a
nd give birth
• Nocturnal
• 15-20 hrs.
• Once a week from
trees
• Solar energy
5. • Leaves
• Fruit
• Flowers
• Twigs
• Buds
• Water
• 1 month to
digest
6. 10-12 month gestation
period
One baby at a time
Total of one year
together
20 years in wild
30 years in captivity
7. Conservation Status
• Unable to survive outside the
tropical rainforests
• Successful creatures
• Only one species endangered
• Destruction of rainforests
may lead to more
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