Sloths live in the jungle and spend almost all of their time sleeping and rarely leave the treetops, only descending once a week to go to the toilet at the foot of a tree.

In addition to this, it also gives algae enough time to grow on their fur which then helps to camouflage them amidst the canopies. While only being able to inch their way along branches and between trees may seem like a liability, their sluggish and sleepy nature actually has a number of important benefits.īesides saving them an enormous amount of energy, their spectacularly slow movements also allow them to avoid detection from predators. Renowned for being the slowest moving mammal on Earth, sloths can only be found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.