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Test your knowledge about three-fingered sloths!

How many pairs of ribs do two-fingered sloths have? *

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Two-fingered sloths can rotate their heads 270° degrees. *

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True

False

Two-fingered sloths have fleshy, soft pads on their hands and feet. However, there is one species of three-fingered sloth that also has them. Which is it?
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Pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)

Maned sloths ( Bradypus torquatus)

Pygmy sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus)

This dark brown sloth is a: *

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Linnaeus sloth (C. didactylus)

Hoffmann's sloth (C. hoffmanni)

How many neck vertebrae do Choloepus sloths have?
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Two-fingered sloths are nocturnal
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True

False

Two-fingered sloths’ teeth never stop growing.
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True

False

Under a microscope, sloth hair has microcracks that host the green algae, giving them their greenish fur. In which direction do these cracks run in two-fingered sloths' hair?
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Along the length of the hair

Across the width of the hair

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