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Putting the sloth in sloths: Arboreal lifestyle drives slow pace
The diets of two-toed and three-toed arboreal sloths consist mostly of tree leaves.
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Close-up of a two-toed sloth in northeastern Costa Rica, where the study was conducted.
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A mother and juvenile three-toed sloth in the tree canopy at the scientists' study site.
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A two-toed sloth moves along a cable in a cacao plantation in northeastern Costa Rica.
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Three-toed sloths lead slow-motion lives, in keeping with their adaptations to arboreal niches.
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Two-toed sloths are heavily-built animals with shaggy fur and slow, deliberate movements.
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