Answer : No, a Sloth is slower than a Monkey
The average top speed of a Sloth is 24 kph, (15 mph) while for a Monkey it is 35 kph, (22 mph)
Name | Name:Sloth | Name:Monkey |
Top Speed | Top Speed:24 kph, (15 mph) | Top Speed:35 kph, (22 mph) |
Height | Height:76 cm, (2 ft, 5.9 in ) | Height:31 cm, (1 ft, .2 in ) |
Weight | Weight:6 kg, (13 lbs) | Weight:1 kg, (2 lbs) |
Lifespan in Wild (years) | Lifespan in Wild (years):17 | Lifespan in Wild (years):15 |
Description | Description:Hoffman’s two-toed sloth lives in tropical forest trees of Nicaragua, Peru, Central Brazil, and northern South America. They spend their lives hanging upside down: eating, sleeping, mating, and even giving birth in an upside down position. Walking is not in their nature, so they only crawl when on ground. | Description:Squirrel monkeys have distinctive bright yellow legs and tails of up to 16 inches in length. These long tails provide good balance for tree climbers. These are extremely social monkeys that noisily move about trees in large troops of as many as 500. |
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Name:Sloth |
Top Speed:24 kph, (15 mph) |
Height:76 cm, (2 ft, 5.9 in ) |
Weight:6 kg, (13 lbs) |
Lifespan in Wild (years):17 |
Description:Hoffman’s two-toed sloth lives in tropical forest trees of Nicaragua, Peru, Central Brazil, and northern South America. They spend their lives hanging upside down: eating, sleeping, mating, and even giving birth in an upside down position. Walking is not in their nature, so they only crawl when on ground. |
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