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'''Sloths''' are a handful of species of slow-moving, [[herbivore|herbivorous]], [[arboreal]] [[South America]]n [[mammal]]s. The family is split into two [[genus]]es, the two-toed and the three-toed sloths.
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|order=Pilosa
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|family=Bradypodidae
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|genera=Bradypus<br/>Choloepus
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|species=B. pygmaeus<br>B. torquatus<br>B. tridactylus<br/>B. variegatus<br/>C. didactylus<br/>C. hoffmanni
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'''Sloths''' are several species of [[South America]]n [[mammal]]s of the family Bradypodidae, of which the genera is represented by the two and three-toed sloths. A second family, Megalonychidae, is represented by the extinct [[ground sloth]]s.
== Habits ==
== Habits ==
Living sloths use their clawed feet to hang upside down from tree branches, where they feed on leaves. The remarkably non-nutritious nature of such a diet may necessitate their habitual [[lethargy]].
Living sloths use their clawed feet to hang upside down from tree branches, where they feed on leaves. The remarkably non-nutritious nature of such a diet may necessitate their habitual [[lethargy]].