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Is a sloth bear a carnivore?

Updated: 10/9/2023
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6y ago

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Sloths are classified as folivores, as the bulk of their diets consist of buds, tender shoots, and leaves, mainly of Cecropia trees. Some two-toed sloths have been documented as eating insects, small reptiles, and birds as a small supplement to their diets.

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Sloths are omnivores. They may eat insects, small reptiles, and birds, but their diet consists mostly of buds, tender shoots, and leaves, mainly of cecropia trees.

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No, the sloth bear is an insectivore, feeding mostly on termites.

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