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There are two ttypes of sloths in South America, sloths only live in the New World. Lucia is a pale-throated
three-toed sloth. Her scientific name is Bradypus tridactylus which means three toes.
Sloths are the only mammal that can hang motionless below a branch. They have long curved claws that grip
branches without using their muscles, allowing them to hang upside down without doing any work.
Their fur grows the opposite direction from other mammals. It grows from their stomach toward their
back so it will shed water when they are upside down.
They eat leaves when they are awake, and they sleep whenever they are full. They are both diurnal and nocturnal,
active in the day or in the night.
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| Lucia excited about some new Cecropia leaves |
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| Lucia's tail used for digging |
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| Lucia is going to bed |
In the middle of the Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Amazonia, South America
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