Sloths are so special because they are slow, and slowness is integrated into their whole being – anatomy, physiology, and behaviour within the rain forest environment.
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The reason sloths are very slow because their metabolism is extremely slow: 40–74% slower than other mammals their size. As a result, a sloth’s digestive system takes an extra long time to digest the food it eats. Further sloths mostly eat leaves, which are
low in calories (low in energy) and difficult to break down, this takes also more time and produce low energy. The combination of these two factors generate sloths with very little energy left to do anything else, this makes them super laid-back, sluggish animals with a highly chilled demeanour.