Sloth
Pale-throated Sloth
Bradypus tridactylus
The Guianan three-toed sloth with a bright collar.
Least ConcernIUCN status
0.23km/h top speed
56.0cm body length
15.0hours asleep daily
25.0years lifespan
Speed against a 60 km/h scale — the ceiling for the fastest dragonflies.
Males carry a vivid orange-and-black speculum on the back, a patch of short hair thought to signal to females across the canopy.
Habitat. Rainforest of the Guianas, Venezuela and northern Brazil
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The Sloth Is an Ecosystem: Algae, Moths and a Fur Coat That Grows Backwards
Sloth fur has grooves, the grooves hold water, the water grows algae, and the algae feed moths that live nowhere else.