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Why are sloths green and how do they catch their prey if they are so slow?
MuhammadIlyasKhan
Sloths are among the slowest-moving animals on Earth; they can swim but are virtually unable to walk. They have long, coarse fur that is light brown in color, but often appears green due to the blue-green algae that grow there. Instead of toes, their front and hind feet have three curved claws that allow them to easily hook onto tree branches and hang upside-down. Sloths move too slowly to hunt. They are herbivorous, which means they eat only plants. Their low-energy diet consists of leaves, twigs and fruit. Because of their slow movement and metabolism, it can take up to a month for a sloth to digest a single meal.
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