35K views · 2.3K reactions | 5 sloth facts you probably didn't know 殮 Through ZSL, we're working to recover the critically endangered pygmy sloth, by working with local communities, monitoring populations and scientific research. How many of these facts did you know? Our Five Facts series is created in partnership with Liontrust Heroes 女 | London Zoo | Facebook

Hang in there. Slow down for a moment of #NatZooZen with two-toed #sloth Athena 🦥 🥰 and her kale. 🥬 Two-toed sloths are native to Central and South America and live in the canopies of tropical rainforests. Two-toed sloths are very slow moving and have a metabolic rate of about 40% to 45% of what would be expected for their body weight. Their body temperatures range between 86 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit, which helps them conserve energy. Thank you for your continued support. For more information

Stuffed from #Thanksgiving dinner? Be glad you’re not a sloth! Sloths metabolize food so slowly that they only defecate an average of once per week. This is quite an event for a sloth as they have to lower themselves to the base of their trees to do so and can lose up to one third body weight in a single defecation. | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

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