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The sloth is one example of a jungle animal. Known for being the slowest mammal ever, it can hang upside down sleeping for up to 18 hours a day. They are nocturnal omnivores.

The Sloth

The sloth mostly eats leaves, lives in trees, and moves very slowly. In fact, they prefer not to move at all because they have very little muscle and even their slow crawling requires a large amount of energy.

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