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Sloth

life science Maturity 5-7

Sloths are very slow animals.

Three-toed sloth crossing road in Costa Rica.jpg
Three-toed sloth crossing road in Costa Rica.jpg
They live high in trees. They eat green leaves for food. Being slow helps them hide. This keeps them safe from cats.
Bradypus pygmaeus.jpg
Bradypus pygmaeus.jpg
They are very special. Can you move as slow as a sloth?

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File:Three-toed sloth crossing road in Costa Rica.jpg
Three-toed sloth crossing road in Costa Rica.jpg
File:Megatherium americanum Skeleton NHM.JPG
Megatherium americanum Skeleton NHM.JPG
File:Nothrotheriops shastensis La Brea.jpg
Nothrotheriops shastensis La Brea.jpg
File:Megalonyx wheatleyi skeleton & restoration.jpg
Megalonyx wheatleyi skeleton & restoration.jpg
File:San Diego Paramylodon.jpg
San Diego Paramylodon.jpg
File:MC Drei-Finger-Faultier.jpg
MC Drei-Finger-Faultier.jpg
File:Ground sloth size comparison.png
Ground sloth size comparison.png
File:Two-toed sloth Costa Rica - cropped.jpg
Two-toed sloth Costa Rica - cropped.jpg
File:Bradypus pygmaeus.jpg
Bradypus pygmaeus.jpg
File:SlothDWA.jpg
SlothDWA.jpg
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