Assertion: sloth | /r/HasAspect | low metabolic rates
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Sloths have very low metabolic rates (less than half of that expected for a mammal of their size), and low body temperatures: 30 to 34 °C (86 to 93 °F) when active, and still lower when resting.
text: Sloths have a low metabolic rate and a low body temperature (91° Fahrenheit).
text: They have very low metabolic rates (less than half of that expected for a creature of their size) and maintain low body temperatures when active (30 to 34 degrees Celsius or 86 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit) and still lower temperatures when resting.
text: Known for their slow-moving nature from whence they get their name, sloths have very low metabolic rates that keep them from doing much of anything for most of the day.
text: Even so, leaves provide little energy, and sloths deal with this by a range of economy measures: they have very low metabolic rates (less than half of that expected for a creature of their size), and maintain low body temperatures when active (30 to 34 degrees Celsius or 86 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit), and still lower temperatures when resting.
text: Sloths have a low metabolic rate and a low body temperature (91°F).
text: Sloths have an exceptionally low metabolic rate and spend 15 to 20 hours per day sleeping.