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Megalonychidae Bradypodidae Choloepidae Choloepus
2. The most rare of the five species of sloths is only found in Eastern Brazil. What is it?
True Two-toed Sloth or Unau Hoffman's Two-toed sloth Maned Sloth True three-toed sloths or Ai
3. Two-toed sloths have six or seven vertebrae. How many do Three-toed sloths have?
9 8 10 7
4. What enables them to live on relatively little food?
The unique type of leaves they eat The existence of two stomachs Their high rate of metabolism Their low rate of metabolism
5. The two-toed sloth has larger what than the three-toed sloth
Eyes Nose Beak Ears
6. Their ancestor, the Giant Ground Sloth, lived before:
The last ice age The Mesozoic era The Paleozoic age The Cenozoic age
7. In which country are more three-toed sloths found than two-toed ones?
Panama Argentina Venezuela Columbia
8. In their natural habitat, what is the population density of the Three-Toed Sloth?
less than 1 per acre 2-3 per acre 5-6 per acre more than 20 per acre
9. Which of the following internal organs are in different positions than most other mammals?
Liver Stomach Spleen All of the above
10. There are photos on this web site of two real life sloths in zoos. What are their names?
Angelica and Big Boy Brenda and Chuck Carmen and Lucky Heather and Slothy
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