Two families of sloths exist commonly in Central and South A

Two families of sloths exist commonly in Central and South America (two-toed and three-toed sloths). Is the skeletal specimen found in class a two-toed or three-toed sloth?

Solution

Three toed sloth because  three-toed sloths are agile swimmers. They are still slow in trees.The offspring cling to their mother\'s bellies for around nine months. They cannot walk on all four limbs, so they must use their front arms and claws to drag themselves across the rainforest floor. three-toed sloths are arboreal (tree-dwelling), with a body adapted to hang by their limbs. They live high in the canopy, but descend once a week to defecate on the forest floor. Their long, coarse fur often appears greenish, not due to pigment, but to algae growing on it. Sloths\' greenish color and their sluggish habits provide an effective camouflage; hanging quietly, sloths resemble a bundle of leaves. Large, curved claws help sloths to keep a strong grip on tree branches