Two-Toed Sloths

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1. Two-toed sloths belong to the order Edentata. What does this name mean? without teeth no external ears long claws tree dwelling

2. Are two-toed sloths nocturnal? Yes No

3. Where can two-toed sloths be found? southern South America southeast Asia & parts of Africa northern Africa northern South America & Central America

4. What do two-toed sloths rely on for protection from predators? acute sense of smell camouflage hanging onto small branches high up in trees ability to turn its head 180 degrees

5. Can two-toed sloths walk on the ground? Yes No

6. Two-toed sloths have an ancestor called the giant ground sloth. They lived around 10,000 years ago. About how big were these giant ground sloths? size of a hippopotamus size of a gorilla size of a human being size of an elephant

7. What is the only reason two-toed sloths will go to the ground? to give birth to mate to pass feces and urine to find water

8. There are a couple of differences between two-toed sloths and three-toed sloths. Which one of these is not a difference? number of vertebrae each has appearance of a tail length of legs hair that runs from belly to back

9. There are three species of two-toed sloths. True False

10. Two-toed sloths shiver to warm themselves when they are cold. True False