The Three toed Sloth
A three-toed sloth is a tree living animal that dwells primarily in South and Central America. There are only four living species of three-toed sloths in the world; these families being the Brown-throated Sloth, the Maned Sloth, the Pale-Throated Sloth, and the Pygmy Three-toed Sloth. Since sloths live in Central and South American rain-forests they are currently in a state of endangerment due to human impact of these areas. An interesting fact about the sloth, is that in its whole entirety it is almost technically a living ecosystem. This is due to the fact that moss can actually grow on its back because it's so slow. Sloths descend from their treetop only descend from the tree tops occasionally, and only then to defecate. They eat a diet of exclusively leaves, which are easy to reach and chew on in their canopy they hang in. Sloths generally tend to live about 25-30 years, and become sexually active after the age of two. The reason sloths are able to survive being so slow, and basically not be eaten by every predator is their fur itself. As it is an ecosystem within itself, it has plants like various mosses, giving it a greenish hue. This works as a very effective camouflage against predators, making it look and smell like not much more than a bundle of leaves. The sloth can be considered the ultimate testament to the success of laziness (it is literally named after the deadly sin of laziness), and the ability to live slow. Despite their remarkable adaptions to survive an environment where jaguars and other speedy predators remain supreme, the sloth isn't the brightest animal, as it sometimes grabs its own arms, thinking they are tree branches, causing it to fall to its death. Despite the fact that sloths usually never leave their trees and travel tiny amounts each day, they are surprisingly agile swimmers, and are much more suited to water than land. These amazing creatures are threatened by deforestation almost more so than any other animal species, as when their trees are destroyed, they often cannot get out, or find a new home due to their slow speed of movement.