Their Habitat.
All sloths are built to spend all of their life in trees, hanging from branches with their long claws. Their long claws make it difficult for them to come down from the treetop, descending to the ground only to defecate, which they do once a week. Sloths are an arboreal animal that inhabits the tropical forests. Their algae fur helps them camouflage in their environment. They spend most of their time sleeping and eating. They sleep hanging from tree branches and sleep for 18 hours a day. Even awake, they remain motionless. These mammals mate and give birth in the trees. Sloth babies are hanging on to their mother for the first nine months of their lives.
On land, sloths have difficulty, with their rear weaker legs. Their long claws are also a hindrance to be on the ground. They must dig by using their front claws and legs to pull themselves along. On land, these animals can't evade their predators, and they will try to defend by biting and clawing. Although they are slow climbers, sloths are excellent and speedy swimmers.
What they eat.
Sloths eat leaves and fruits from trees, and they get their water from juicy plants. Three-toed sloths are herbivorous; they eat leaves and shoots from some species of trees, cecropia being one of them. On the other hand, the two-toed sloths are omnivorous, which means they consume animals (insects and lizards), plants, and fruits. Because of their slow metabolism, it can take up to a month to digest a one-meal. Their diet is not nutritious, which could be the reason for their slow lifestyle since they don't get much energy from their meals.
If you are an animal lover, especially of these sloths, visit the most popular sloth parks on the island. The parks are Daniel Johnson's Monkeys and Sloths and AJ's Monkeys and Sloths.
