Sloths

Sloths are known as

• reptiles

• slow moving creatures

• really fast

• dogs

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Stoths are mostly nocturnal.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

How much time do they spend hanging upside down?

• 10%

• 50%

• 60-80cm

• 90%

What senses do sloths rely on?

• vision & hearing

• smell & touch

• vision & touch

• smell & hearing

Sloths are divided into two families, twenty toed and thirty toed sloths.

• True

• False

What appearance characteristics do they share?

• big head, no fur, yellow head

• rounded head and long tail

• flat snout thin tail

• thick fur, flat snouts & stumpy tail

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why do sloths have long curved claws?

• to open bananas

• to help with grip

• to hold their babies

• to scratch people

Sloths can weigh between:

• 60cm-80cm

• 1kg-2kg

• 2kg-10kg

• 90%

Why do sloths let algae grow on their fur?

• it provides camouflage

• they don't

• so they can lick it off

• its a mini jungle habitat for insects

What is the sloths diet?

• water

• only leaves

• fruit, insects, lizards and leaves

• insects and leaves