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10 Amazing Facts About Sloths

Published: Apr 17, 2019 · Modified: Jun 21, 2021 by Podkolzina Sonia · This post may contain affiliate links

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We've seen sloths in memes and viral videos. They made us laugh with their unique and unusual appearance but did you know that sloths have around far longer than the internet?

If you're interested to know more about the world's laziest animals- Sloths. Here are 10 amazing facts about them!

#1 The whole mating ritual is done, including foreplay, in about 5 seconds.
two Sloths leaning its face against each other
#2 Female sloths literally scream when they are ready to mate.
baby Sloth yawning while snuggled up in blanket
#3 Sloths have nipples in their armpits.
baby Sloth yawning while lying down on the blanket
#4 Sloths can poop up to 30% of their body weight in a single bowel movement.
Sloth eating vegetables
#5 Sloths mainly live in trees, and being clean animals, they never poop where they live.
adorable baby Sloth snuggled up in a blanket
#6 Three-toed sloths are diurnal and two-toed sloths are nocturnal.
Sloth lying on it bed with the stem of the flowers in its mouth
#7 Sloths’ digestive system is so slow, it takes 30 days to digest one leaf.
baby sloth looking up with its adorable face
#8 The three-toed sloth can swivel it’s head 270 degrees thanks to three extra cervical vertebrae.
Sloth standing in between the trunks of the tree
#9 Sloth babies learn what is edible by licking it’s moms lips for a taste.
Sloth crawling on the grass
#10 Sloth can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes underwater

close up adorable face of Sloth

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