Sloths are primarily folivores, feeding mostly on leaves, fruits and sap of various trees. They have a large and efficient multi-chambered stomach that helps with digesting tough, fibrous leaves. The ...

6. It takes sloths 30 days to digest a leaf The two-fingered sloth's oversized stomach is supported by 46 ribs. Sloths have the lowest metabolic rate of any mammal, which means that it takes them ...

The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...

Baby sloths are sometimes called “pups ... been learning to crawl around with its furry long limbs on Aysan’s tummy as she hangs upside down. “I love the way it lifts its head out ...