The Sloths Slow. The sloth got its name from its slow movement it is not lazy just slow-moving. With so much effort exerted to extract a minimum of nutrients the sloths metabolism is amazingly slow- the slowest in the entire animal.
The three main reasons why sloths are slow. As I said the sloths diet is based on leaves so the animals metabolism is very slow because of this. Sloths have leafy low-calorie diets and very slow metabolisms to match.
With so much effort exerted to extract a minimum of nutrients the sloths metabolism is amazingly slow- the slowest in the entire animal.
More leaves could only be eaten when digested leaves exit the stomach and enter the small intestine. Likewise sloths diets which may also include fruits flower buds and branches dont provide much nutrition. Social media and pop culture have embraced the slowest creature on Earth. Sloths are medium-sized mammals that live in the Central and South American rainforests.