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Three-Toed Sloth

Bradypus tridactylus

Description:

Orphan at the Sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica

Habitat:

Central and South America

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4 Comments

thornton6
thornton6 4 years ago

Did you know that bugs live in sloths fur and eats the alge

thornton9
thornton9 4 years ago

I wonder how they hang on to trees all day and go so slow without falling down.

thornton22
thornton22 4 years ago

Did you know that sloths grow algae on there fur to blend in with nature and bushes, and trees. And they sleep 20 hours a day!

AshleyL
AshleyL 8 years ago

Too cute

Catalina
Spotted by
Catalina

Valle La Estrella, Provincia Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on May 24, 2015
Submitted on Oct 5, 2015

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