sloth

Example Sentences

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I would wake earlier, but I think in a past life I was a two-toed sloth or something because I’m nocturnal and I move very slowly.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Tardy captured a brown‑throated three‑toed sloth clinging to a barbed wire post after crossing a road.

From BBC

They say giant sloths walking the land were an easy target for the first human hunters.

From BBC

Their blood temperature fluctuates with the ambient temperature, a rare trait among mammals that they share with the sloth.

From Salon

Rico, who is 25 years old, had a three-hour operation at Chester Zoo's animal care centre, with the infected tissue surrounding two of the sloth's teeth removed.

From BBC