Sloths are slow-moving mammals native to Central and South America. They have short, flat heads; big eyes; long legs; and stubby tails. Sloths are omnivores that eat plants like leaves as well as small animals. They spend most of their time hanging upside down in trees and can go for weeks without coming down to the ground. Though threatened by hunting and habitat loss, sloths live 30-40 years in the wild.

1. My Friend the Sloth By Ryan O’Rourke

2. What do they look like? Short, flat heads Big eyes Long legs Short snout Tiny ears Stubby tails

3. Baby Sloths Sloths only give birth to one baby a year!

4. Where do they live? Central and South America, although they used to live in North America, but human hunting has contributed to their extinction as well as the last Ice Age!

5. The Ice Age It was so cold during the Ice Age that sloths slowly died away. Hi! I’m Sloth from the movie Ice Age !

6. Slowwwwww... &Sleepy!

7. What’s an Omnivore? Sloths are omnivores, which means they eat everything from lizards to leaves! Their slow metabolism helps them live off of little amounts of food

8. What’s With Those Big Claws? Claws are the sloth’s only natural defense They use them to swipe at their attackers to scare them away or injure them They also use their claws to hang from trees!

9. Yuck…. Algae and Moss ? The word “sloth” comes from the word meaning “slow.” In fact, some sloths move so slow that moss and algae grow in their hair! During the rainy season, algae also grows on the sloth, which helps to camouflage them

10. Upside Down Sloths spend most of their lives hanging upside down! In fact, they eat, sleep, mate, and give birth upside down! Because of this, their internal organs are in different positions from other mammals.

11. Predators Jaguars Harpy Eagles Humans

12. Lifespan A sloth’s lifespan is between 30 to 40 years, with the older ones living in zoos

13. The End!