The Sloth is probably one of the most interesting mammals on earth. Not only do they have three finger like claws on each hand, they are also the slowest animal on earth. They spend their lifes hiding and lounging in the tree tops but some times move around the ground searching for fallen foods. an algae grows on their skin to give them a greener look that is very useful camouflage for them.
Sloths hang around in trees, amazingly their grip is so powerful some have been dead and still hang on to the branches. Spending their tme up there they dont have to do much, spending around 20 hours of the day sleeping, thats pretty lazy. Sloths love the trees so much they even give birth up there, their babies are even known to hang on to their moms for the first 9 months.
If they have fallen on the ground, a sloths back legs are so weak they are useless. They have to use their front legs to dig into the ground and pull them forward. Sloths remain motionless for long periods of time as a form of self defense! these sloths move so slow they usually move around 40 meters each day.
These are one of the oddest animals i have come across researching, there are definitely others, what would you thing are possibly the weirdest land creatures that have some weird facts about them?
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