Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Where is it found?
Rainforest
Diet and foraging method
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They use their long arms to reach for branches and pull them close to their mouth.
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Key adaptations
The Sloths diet doesn’t provide it with much energy, so can only move very slowly. Therefore, instead of running from predators they use camouflage. Their hair collects algae making them appear green, they then stay still all day, blending in to the environment.
Social organisation and mating system
Solitary
Promiscuous
Did you know that...?
Hoffmann's Sloths give birth suspended by tree limbs.
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
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