Baby sloth practices tree climbing 😍 | Animals Doing Things

Watching a sloth climbing is truly mesmerizing. The muscles that sloths use to grip and produce a pulling motion are much more prominent than those that produce a pushing movement because sloths primarily use their arms to pull themselves upwards or to pull branches towards the body. Sloth muscles are also predominantly made up of specialized slow-twitch fibers (also called type 1 muscles) and produce the slow, deliberate, and controlled movements shown by sloths. Visit our website and learn abo

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Oh to be a sloth enjoying a carrot... 🦥🥕 All species of #sloth are folivores, or an animal that specializes in eating leaves, but two-toed sloths have a more varied diet that includes fruits and small amounts of animal protein. Here at the Aquarium, our Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth, Takoda, mainly eats veggies and occasionally eggs as part of his main diet. #aquarium #utah #sloths #eating #carrots #animals | The Living Planet Aquarium

3-fingered Sloth eatingficus leaves | I Love Sloths