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∙ 12y agoThe sloth is a very slow animal that is unable to consume large amounts of food. A study by Kenneth A. Nagy and G. Gene Montgomery into the "Field Metabolic Rate, Water Flux, and Food Consumption in Three-Toes Sloths" concluded that "a 4kg sloth consumes 60g dry mass of food per day".
The main components of a sloth diet are leaves, fruit, tree shoots and buds. This type of food is difficult to digest and doesn't contain much energy, which is why the sloth has evolved several characteristics - such as a slow metabolism, a low body temperature and a large stomach - to help it survive. Sloths also have been known to eat small animals and birds but can survive without this protein supplement to their diet.
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∙ 11y agoThey eat a Bunch of leaves and move approximitely 0.14 Miles per hour so on that estimation about a Cup of Grain a Day
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How much do sloths eat?
12 pounds a day About a pound of food a day.
How much food does sloths eat in a year?
they eat flower petles and somtimes figs
How do sloths get their food to eat?
they eat you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh walk away the sloths tryin 2 eat me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do sloths eat other sloths?
No, sloths DO NOT eat each other. I laugh at just thinking of it so much
How have sloths adapted to the rainforest?
They eat food:>......
What is a sloths favourite food?
Sloths usually eat insects, fruits, small lizards and carrion, but its favorite food is mostly leaves.
Sloths food source?
Sloths are a specie of anteaters which live on the trees. While sloths normally eat insects, they can also survive on leaves of trees.
What do sloths do during the day?
Sleep Eat Swing on vinessleep and eat
What do sloths do for fun?
sloths do not do much they eat, sleep, walk slowly and if they have babies they take care of them.
How much food you eat a day?
a lot of food
How often do sloths eat?
they eat 5 times a day every three hours
How much food can a cat eat in one day?
cats can eat about 3 plate of food in one day
