- Heights-Terrace Elementary / Middle School
- Sloth Scavenger Hunt
Perry, J
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Soon we will be completing our animal research project. To help us practice finding facts about animals please use the provided websites to find the answers to all 10 questions about sloths. Good luck!
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1. Are sloths marsupial, primates, or mammals?
Website: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/why-are-sloths-so-slow-and-other-sloth-facts
2. How big are sloths?
3. Where do sloths live?
4. What does the algae on the sloth’s fur help them do?
5. Up to how many hours a day does a sloth sleep?
Website: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/sloth
6. What sloth is critically endangered?
7. What do sloths eat?
Website: https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/sloth
8. How often do sloths go to the bathroom or “relieve” themselves?
Website: https://slothconservation.org/10-incredible-facts-about-the-sloth/
9. What animals are sloths related to?
Website: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/sloth/390155
10. What are sloth types identified by?
Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq42qcpTo1o
Hope you learned a lot of interesting facts about sloths! What animal will you research?