Unique Rain-Forest Sloth

Two-toed Sloth

Sloth:

Sloths are medium sized mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae (two-toed sloth) and Bradypodidae (three-toed sloth), classified into six species. They are part of the order Pilosa and that’s why related to ant eaters, which sport a similar set of appropriate claws. Extant sloths are tree-dwelling residents of the jungles of Central and South America, and are known for being slow moving, and on account of this named "sloths". Extinct sloth species include many ground sloths, some of which come up to the size of elephants.Sloths are classified as folivores that means leaf eater, as most of their food includes of buds, tender shoots, and leaves, mainly of Cecropia trees. Some two toed sloths have been documented as eating insects, small reptiles, and birds as a small supplement to their food. Linnaeus's two-toed sloth has a