10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SLOTHS

Sloths spend 90% of their life hanging upside down on trees.

A sloth's head can turn to almost 270 degrees.

A sloth only has a smiling face.

Sloths in the wild could sleep for 8-10 hours in a day and 10-15 hours when in captivity.

A sloth can live for up to 25-30 years.

Sloth species weigh for at least 2.2kg to 10 kg depending on the species type.

The sharp and long claws of sloths help them to hold firm on tree branches.

Jaguars and snakes are sloth’s main predators.

There are 2 varieties of sloth and it comes in 6 species.

The actual size of the sloth population is around 500-1,500.