The Sloths Slow. Sloths are medium-sized mammals that live in the Central and South American rainforests. And the life they lead is very much in slow motion.
Instead of evolving to eat more they evolved to do less. Why are sloths so slow. Support the author by purchasing the book herehttpsamznto2VvdohtEric Carles thoughtful tale about living life at a slower pace.
Turtles are somewhat quicker than sloths reaching 16 kph 1 mph on land and 24 kph 15 mph in the water.
Sloths arent lazy their slowness is a survival skill. Sloths slow movements and mainly nocturnal habits generally do not attract the attention of predators such as jaguars and harpy eagles. Their metabolic rate is only about 40-45 of what would be typical for their body weight. Sloths have an extremely low metabolic rate which means they move at a languid sluggish pace through the trees.