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Fast Facts

Habitat: Tropical forests

Range: Central and South America
Average Length: Two-toed sloths, 21 to 29 inches (53 to 74

centimeters); three-toed sloths, 20 inches (51 centimeters)
Weight: Two-toed sloths, 9 to 18 pounds (4 to 8 kilograms);

three-toed sloths, 7 to 11 pounds (3 to 5 kilograms)
Life Span: 25 to 30 years

Anatomy: Sloths have extremely long, curved claws that help
them hang from branches.

Behavior: Sloths are very good swimmers.

Index

adults, 21 mammals, 5 eating, 7, 13–15
algae, 19 milk, 9 growing up, 17–21
mothers, 9, 17
night, 11
food, 11, 13, 15 upside down, 7
fur, 9, 19 seeing, 13 where they live, 5
sleeping, 7, 11 in zoos, 5, 15
green, 5, 19
sloths upside down, 7
hanging, 7, 11, 17 adults, 21 zoos, 5, 15
hearing, 13 babies, 7, 9, 21
hunting, 13 color, 5, 19

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