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Animals can feel empathy just like humans do. Empathy for each other, for us, and even for other species.

Sloths

1. Sloths have a slow metabolic rate, making them move slowly as they travel. 2. Sloths are the undisputed pull-up world champions. From the moment they are born sloths are able to lift their entire body weight upwards with just one arm. 3. Sloths have 30% less muscle mass than similar sized mammals and are over three times stronger than the average human. 4. Sloths spend most of their time in the trees. 5. Sloths can extend their tongues 10 to 12 inches out of their mouths. 6. Sloths are known as ‘Arboreal’, meaning that they live in trees. 7. Sloths are surprisingly good swimmers. 8. Sloths only enjoy, on average, one bowel movement a week. When they do finally do a #2, they can expel up to a third of their entire body weight. 9. Baby sloths are called cubs. Sloth mothers give birth to cubs about once a year. 10. Sloths give birth whilst hanging upside down. 11. Baby sloths travel on their mothers for approximately 6 months. During this time, they learn how to eat and move between tree-tops. After 6 months, they’re able to communicate with their mother by calling out to each other. 12. Sloths have an incredible scent of smell. They use this to help them move around the trees, find food and find a mate. 13. It’s estimated that the extinct ancestors of sloths were the size of an elephant, like the Megatherium. 14. Sloths live in the tropical forests of Central and South America. 15. Sloths move so slowly that algae (plant-like organisms) grow in their fur!