There are two-toed sloths, and there are three-toed sloths. Other than the number of toes, what is the difference between these animals? Join Trace as he breaks down all of the differences between these two adorable types of sloths. For more sloth videos, check out Sloth Week at www.slothweek.com Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #SlothWeek Read More: Pygmy three-toed sloth www.arkive.org/pygmy-three-toed-sloth/bradypus-pygmaeus/ "With only a small population confined to a single tiny island off the coast of Panama, the pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) is the most endangered of all Xenarthra." The Species Of Sloth animals.pawnation.com/species-sloth-4919.html "The six different species of sloth inhabit the same sort of environment -- the tropical forests of South America -- and display similar behavior." Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth www.macalester.edu/~montgomery/TwoToedSloth.html "Hoffman's two-toed sloth is found in South and Central American countries including: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. They are most prevalent in the Amazon Rainforest Basin of central Brazil and Peru." Three-Toed Sloths animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/three-toed-sloth/ Sloth www.worldwildlife.org/species/sloth "Sloths—the sluggish tree-dwellers of Central and South America—spend their lives in the tropical rain forests." Sloth Fact Sheet www.worldanimalfoundation.net/f/Sloth.pdf "Sloths are medium-sized South American mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, part of the order Pilosa." Why Sloths Are Special news.softpedia.com/news/You-Did-Not-Know-All-This-About-Sloths-73848.shtml "Sloths are solitary and arboreal (tree dwellers) mammals. Today, there are 2 genera of sloths: three toed sloths (Bradypus) and two toed sloths (Choelepus), each one in its own family (thus, not so closely related). All sloths have three digits on the rear limbs and three, respectively two, in the two genera, as their names point." Watch More: Sloth Week Is Here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXdwXu6kbBg&list=PL0q-1t9bVnpNe3Fs9no-fNvbCpuG4G-d7 ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter twitter.com/TaraLongest Laci Green on Twitter twitter.com/gogreen18 DNews on Facebook facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ gplus.to/dnews Discovery News discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: testu.be/1ndmmMq

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