Sloths also have a special, symbiotic relationship with green algae for the purpose of supplementing their diet. In return, the green algae benefits from shelter and water since the sloth's fur is ...

“Sloths love green,” CMZoo said in a post to social media. “It’s the color of their favorite leafy foods, their native rainforests, and the color of the algae that grows on their fur in ...

The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...

As we can see in the video, their hair can also sometimes look green due to the algae that grows in it. Sloths are known for being incredibly slow. In fact, they are the slowest mammals in the world.

Being slow means sloths can't outrun predators. Instead, sloths outsmart predators by relying on camouflage, such as algae that grows on their fur. Their main predators rely on sight and movement.

Although sloths are often cited as the only green mammal, they are not truly green: their fur is coloured by algae that are hitching a lift. Specially adapted grooves or irregular cracks in the ...

The Hoffman's two-toed sloth is one of the world's slowest mammals—so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of ...