Sloth
Native to South America, the Linnaeus Sloth lives up to its reputation of being ‘slow’, to the point where it often has algae growing across its back. This algae is left alone by the sloth, because it provides valuable camouflage. Spending 90% of its life upside down, and only leaving trees to poo, or move to other trees, a sloth’s organs are actually connected to its rib-cage, so they don’t squash its lungs and hinder its breathing!
At A Glance
COMMON NAME: Linnaeus’s Two-Toed Sloth
LATIN NAME: Choloepus Didacytlus
DIET: Fruit, shoots and leaves
FUN FACT: Algae grow on their fur, which camouflages them green, and they only poo about once a week!
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At A Glance
COMMON NAME: Linnaeus’s Two-Toed Sloth
LATIN NAME: Choloepus Didacytlus
DIET: Fruit, shoots and leaves
FUN FACT: Algae grow on their fur, which camouflages them green, and they only poo about once a week!
Sid, Just Hanging Around!
Woodside keeps Lincolnshire’s only Linnaeus’ Sloth, called Sid, and he is definitely one of the most popular animals here at Woodside!
Just Look At That Nose!
With a nose like that, you can see why he is a visitor favourite!
It’s A Hard Life Being A Sloth
We are hoping to find a suitable female for Sid, so we can breed at the park, and contribute to the International Breeding Programme for this species.
When He’s Not Asleep, He’s Easy To Find!
If we manage to breed this species, it will be a fantastic achievement for the park, and will also the first ever bred in Lincolnshire.
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