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How Sloths Sleep

up to 15 hours a day

Painting of a smiling sloth hanging in a tree in front of a bright graffiti-covered wall.

From the spread “Upside-Down Dreamer” in Sleep, Nap, Snooze.

Sloths can sleep as long as fifteen hours a day, curled up in a tree.

Their curved claws hook over branches, so hanging on takes almost no effort.

Wild sloths sleep less than sloths in zoos — the jungle keeps them busy.

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