Pilosans

Based on the knowledge we have about Hoffman’s two-toed sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) and brown-throated three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus), we can interpret the given map that describes that distribution of sloths across Central America. Through research, two-toed sloths appear to be the competitive dominant species over three-toed sloths. This is because the two-toed sloths have a higher metabolism, are better at thermoregulation and digestion and move more quickly than three-toed sloths (Chan

What animal is considered super lazy, but are great swimmers? Sloths! “Even the tiniest exertion seems to exhaust them: sloths sleep up to 15 hours every day” (Brewer, Sloths, Science Reference Center, 2003) The rainforest canopy is home to sloths because of its features. The rainforest is able to meet the needs of sloths because of its stable climate. Park (1992) claims that “the rainforest climate has two main distinguishing features - relatively constant temperatures, and heavy rainfall” (p.6)

We are surrounded by endangered species every day. Majestic tigers grace posters on bedroom walls, stuffed toy pandas stare blankly from shopping mall shelves; with the click of a button, we can watch the elaborate courtship rituals of whooping cranes and the strategic hunting habits of the Amur leopard on the Discovery Channel (Bove). No matter where we look, there are signs of endangered and extinct animals that are going extinct because of us. Habitat loss is the greatest threat to the variety

Alicia Pennington Hobbs Speech 6 March 2013 All about Sloths Have any of you ever seen or heard of something about a Sloth? (Attention Getter) Well, actually a lot of people don’t know anything let alone one thing about a Sloth. (Audience Adaptation) Whenever I say to someone that my favorite animal is a Sloth, they rarely know what they look like or anything about them. (Credibility) Today, I will be informing you of all the things you could know about Sloths. (Thesis) I will tell you about