The sloth is one of the slowest animals. It travels about 13 feet in one hour. They have moths and nettles in their coat. Blue and green algae also grow on its coat. The algae helps camouflage the sloth in the trees.
Sloths have one young.
Their babies are the size of a thumb and weigh 10-14 ounces. The mother alone brings up the baby. A sloths tail is only 1-3 inches in length. Their main form of protection is camouflage. The sloth always fights its predators.