Why do sloths move so slowly?
Not sure why I’ve been so slow to look into this…
Answers from BBC – Future.
Sloths, as their name betrays, have little need to rush. For the most part, they live high in the branches of the forests which stretch across Central and South America, only coming down to the ground to defecate. And the life they lead is very much in slow motion.
Just why sloths move so slowly is due to some peculiar evolutionary tricks.