1. Sloth
Sam Schaffner, Hunter Hatleli and Raymond
Hernandez

2. The sloth is the slowest mammal in the world.It
has been around for millions of years.They are
hunted by Jaguars.They eat leaves, buds and
Tender Shoots mainly of Cecropia.

3. Food Quotes
“At night they eat leaves, shoots, and fruit from the trees
and get almost all of their water from juicy plants.”(Aguilar &
Fonseca 2008)
They almost stay in the trees for everything.

4. Food
“Tree leaves tend to be coarse and difficult to digest.”
(Aguilar & Fonseca 2008)
There stomachs are very weak so it is very
difficult for them to digest it proper;y

5. Food
“The jaguar is its enemy because it hunts the sloth to eat
it.”(Meritt 2006)
They sloth is also hunted by many animals

6. Habitat
"The sloth is losing its home" (Three Toed Sloth
2012)
Sloths are losing their homes to humans
because we are blind to the reality that is facing
us.

7. Habitat
”Sloths live in rainforests and secondary forests in Central
and South America from Nicaragua through Venezuela,
Brazil to Peru, Columbia, and in the Amazon Basin".
(Three Toed Sloth 2012)
This quote says everything about were sloths live and what
climate they like.

8. Habitat
"All sloths are built for life in treetops"(Three
Toed Sloth 2012)
Sloths can only live in trees that's their natural
habitat

9. Reproduction
"Infant is born alert and strong, eyes open teeth
present, claws fully formed. Gripping reflex
enables it to climb to mother's abdomen."
(Nowak 1999)
Sloths are born alert and the hang from their
mother

10. Reproduction
"Bradypus gestation about 6 months"(Meritt 1985)
A sloth pregnancy is six months long

11. Reproduction
"May keep a close association for up to"
(Eisenberg & Maliniak 1985)
After two year sloths don't really have contact
with their mother

12. information
Sloths are very interesting and also very
wonderful animals. They are also in need of
help. There are creatures that have lived for
millions of years.They are very small and
maticulit animals.

13. Works Cited
"Endangered Species: Sloth." Endangered Species: Sloth.
N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2012.
"The Sloth - Enchanted Learning Software." The Sloth -
Enchanted Learning Software. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec.
2012.
"Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica." Sloth Sanctuary of Costa
Rica RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2012.
"The Sloth." The Sloth. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2012.
"Three-Toed Sloth." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web.
10 Dec. 2012.