ENDANGERED SPECIES
Bradypus variegatus
FATRO "WILDLIFE" COLLECTION
Bradypus variegatus
FATRO "WILDLIFE" COLLECTION
The brown-throated sloth is a delightful animal which lives in the rain forests of Central and South America. It eats leaves, fruit and shoots which it finds in trees and satisfies a good part of its water needs from the lymph of the plants. However, there is a difference between males and females: while the males choose just one tree as a home for their entire lives, the females leave the tree to their young, once grown. The brown-throated sloth is famous for its slowness, although in water it is an excellent swimmer and can become quick and aggressive in situations of danger. Sloths are in decline owing to the loss of their habitat, caused by human activities.
Download pdf
Download pdf