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6.2K views · 158 reactions | Pygmy Three-toed Sloth 殮 In 1 Minute!...

4.7K views · 2.3K reactions | We find we are very often asked about the differnce between calling sloths - two-toed and three-toed VS Two-fingered and Three-fingered. Referring to their fingers makes much more sense anatomically. We believe that the use of ‘toes’ came from the translation from Spanish to English. • • • • #Wildlife #Sloths #SlothFacts #SlothLife #AnimalFacts #SlothLover | The Sloth Conservation Foundation | Facebook

Hang in there. Slow down for a moment of #NatZooZen with two-toed #sloth Athena 🦥 🥰 and her kale. 🥬 Two-toed sloths are native to Central and South America and live in the canopies of tropical rainforests. Two-toed sloths are very slow moving and have a metabolic rate of about 40% to 45% of what would be expected for their body weight. Their body temperatures range between 86 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit, which helps them conserve energy. Thank you for your continued support. For more information

Stuffed from #Thanksgiving dinner? Be glad you’re not a sloth! Sloths metabolize food so slowly that they only defecate an average of once per week. This is quite an event for a sloth as they have to lower themselves to the base of their trees to do so and can lose up to one third body weight in a single defecation. | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

19K views · 548 reactions | Is this sloth eating... dirt?" Though...