Results: Sloths

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Did you know sloths only defecate once a week ? (To do so, they climb to the forest floor—their most vulnerable moment. When they finally go, they can expel up to 1/3 of their total body weight !)
Yes
13%
150 votes
No
87%
978 votes
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Did you know because their brains process things so slowly, sloths have been known to mistake their own arms for tree branches ? (They sometimes grab their limbs and end up falling from the canopy to their deaths.)
Yes
8%
95 votes
No
92%
1033 votes
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Did you sloths move at a sluggish 4 meters/min on the ground, but once they hit the water, they can move three times faster and swim beautifully using the backstroke ?
Yes
14%
158 votes
No
86%
970 votes
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Did you know there are six living species of sloths in the world that are divided into two distinct groups based on the number of claws on their front limbs ? (Three-Toed Sloths (4 species) are the Brown-throated sloth, Pale-throated sloth, Maned sloth and Pygmy sloth. Two-Toed Sloths (2 species) are the Linnaeus's sloth and Hoffmann's sloth.)
Yes
12%
131 votes
No
88%
997 votes
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Did you know because they barely move, green algae grows in their fur and they effectively wear a "Ghillie suit" of camouflage, while simultaneously hosting entire, miniature ecosystems of bugs and fungi ?
Yes
18%
202 votes
No
82%
926 votes

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