The reason sloths are so slow is because of their slow metabolisms. Their diet consists exclusively of leaves, buds, twigs, and fruit from Cecropia trees. Some of the food they eat can take up to ...

Sloths and silky anteaters often visit Cecropia trees and their sharp toenails sometimes pierce the wood, so the researchers speculate that these occurrences, which are far more common and ancient ...

The reason sloths are so slow is because of their slow metabolisms. Their diet consists exclusively of leaves, buds, twigs, and fruit from Cecropia trees. Some of the food they eat can take up to a ...