In a sloth's life, slow is the word. They're the great reminders
that sometimes it's a good idea to kick back, relax and just enjoy
hanging around.
How many leaves
can you nd on this
page? Have a friend
try. Who found
the most?
Sloths move so slowly that
algae and fungi grow on
them. This is a good thing
because the algae makes their
fur look a bit green. This
helps to camouflage them
when they are hanging from
branches in the rainforest.
While on the ground, three-toed sloths travel at just 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4m)
per minute. They're slightly quicker in the rainforest canopy, where
they can whiz by at speeds of 15 ft (4.6m) per minute! Even at their
fastest, they still move five times slower than a drifting iceberg.
There is a little moth that only
lives on a sloth. It feeds on the
algae that grows in the sloth's fur.
Sloths eat very slowly. They eat
mostly leaves and fruit. Because
they move so slowly, they don't
go looking for watering holes.
They get their water from
the fruits and leaves
they eat.
Sloths digest food
slowly. It can take up
to a month for a sloth to
digest a single meal,
according to the Jacksonville
Zoo in Florida.
B T Y O M G K O V T W O J T S H D E
U B F A V T M H B R K O T O S M
We sloths rarely come down from the trees because
on the ground is when we're most easily caught by
predators. Once a week, we descend for one reason.
Why? Circle every other letter to discover the answer!
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official Kids mag www.kidscoop.com Vicki Whiting November 2020
