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Habitat Description:
Habitat Description:
Three-toed sloths inhabit the tropical forests of Central and South America
They receive about 80-120 inches / 6.5-10 feet of rain in a typical year
Plants:
Plants:
Giant Water Lily, Victoria Amazonica.
Heliconia, Heliconia latispatha.
Cacao, Theobroma cacao.
Passion flower, Passiflora edulis.
Coffee Plant, Coffea arabica.
Monkey Brush Vines, Combretum rotundifolium.
Orchid, Orchidaceae
Animals:
Animals:
Jaguars
Harpy Eagles
Pink River Dolphins
Black Spider Monkeys
Poison dart frogs
Temperature:
Temperature:
Ranges from 68-77 degrees fahrenheit
Terrain:
Terrain:
Relatively small inclusions of several other types of vegetation such as savannas
Floodplain forests
Grasslands
Swamps
Bamboos
Palm forest
Distribution:
Distribution:
Central America and Northern South America
Three toed sloths aren't invasive to anywhere
Diet:
Diet:
What exactly do they eat?
What exactly do they eat?
Leaves
Soft twigs from:
Lueha Seemannii
Ficus Insipida
Micropholis Venulosa
Ficus Spp
Fruit
Figs
Etc.
How often do they eat?
How often do they eat?
Not often at all, it can take about 30 days for a single leaf to travel through its system
How do they get their food?
How do they get their food?
They grab leaves, sticks, and fruits from high narrow branches others can't reach
Any Special Foods?
Any Special Foods?
They do not have any special foods
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