the natural history of the sloth
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The Natural History of the Sloth. Biology 101 Project for Professor Swatski, HACC, York Campus.TRANSCRIPT
The Natural History of the
SlothBy Angel Hartman
Biology 101Professor Swatski
Anatomy & Physiology
• Fur Coat
• Algae
• About the size of a cat
• Small eyes, snout, head, and tail
• Large eyes and legs
• Very long, sturdy claws
Great for climbing
Terrible for crawling
Anatomy &
Physiology Cont.
• Slow
• Don’t fall often
• Body
temperature
75-91 degrees
Fahrenheit
(24-33 degrees
Celsius)
• Jaguar, Harpy
Eagle, and
humans
Behaviors
• Mostly upside-
down
• Eat, sleep,
mate, and give
birth
• Nocturnal
• 15-20 hrs.
• Once a week
from trees
• Solar energy
Diet• Leaves• Fruit• Flowers• Twigs• Buds• Water
• 1 month to digest
Life Cycle10-12 month
gestation periodOne baby at a timeTotal of one year
together20 years in wild30 years in captivity
Conservation Status• Unable to survive
outside the tropical rainforests
• Successful creatures
• Only one species endangered
• Destruction of rainforests may lead to more
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