The Tabata Sanctuary is a hypothetical animal sanctuary established in 1987 and is located deep in the forests Panama. We typically care for sloths who have been injured or harmed, or have been left behind as an infant. Our center takes in vulnerable sloths to rehabilitate them to the point they can be released back into the wild. On occasion, we will take in other species but our specialty is primarily sloths.
Sloths—the sluggish tree-dwellers of Central and South America—spend their lives in the tropical rain forests. They move through the canopy at a rate of about 40 yards per day, munching on leaves, twigs and buds. Sloths have an exceptionally low metabolic rate and spend 15 to 20 hours per day sleeping. And surprisingly enough, the long-armed animals are excellent swimmers. They occasionally drop from their treetop perches into water for a paddle.
The coolest sloth ever is Sid from the movie Ice Age, hands down.
There are two different types of sloths, two-toed and three-toed, and six species: