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Two and Three-Toed Baby Sloths Comparison

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Two and Three-Toed Baby Sloths Comparison by Coyote Peterson Video
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Two and Three-Toed Baby Sloths Comparison by Coyote Peterson.

Get ready for a Coyote Peterson video that shows the difference between two and three-toed sloths using babies. Educational and adorable in one great package.

Two and Three-Toed Baby Sloths Comparison Video

The Brave Wilderness team of Breaking Trail presents a video made at the Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary featuring Coyote Peterson that brings you a Two and Three-Toed Baby Sloths Comparison.

And the models are babies. You’ll learn about the different markings, how the toes are actually counted, the coloring, and the particular features of each.

You’ll be able to tell your friends exactly what they’re looking at when you go to the zoo without looking at the descriptive plaque. They’ll be impressed. Or annoyed, whatever you’re going for.

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Why Are Two and Three-Toed Baby Sloths?

Two-toed and three-toed sloths aren’t closely related, despite looking alike. They evolved to fill similar niches in South American forests. This is called convergent evolution; they adapted to arboreal life separately. It’s why they have different toe numbers, diets, and sizes. Their last common ancestor lived way back before sloths became specialized tree dwellers.


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Two & Three Toe Sloths Are Not Related

You’d think two and three-toed sloths are close kin, but they aren’t. They just look alike due to convergent evolution. This means they changed in similar ways to fit similar lifestyles. They are only distantly related. It’s like how birds and bats both have wings, yet aren’t that connected.


Even Two-Toed Sloths Have Three Toes

It’s weird, but two-toed sloths actually have three toes on each back foot. The “two-toed” name only applies to their front feet. These front feet have just two toes. All sloths use their toes to hang upside down from trees.


Two and Three-Toed Baby Sloths Comparison Video

Two and Three-Toed Baby Sloths Comparison by Coyote Peterson Video
Image source: Youtube.com

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