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Imagine if you ate nothing but salad greens for a week without taking in any fats or protein. You probably wouldn't have a ton of excess energy to, say, sprint around the block. Likewise, sloths' diets, which may also include fruits, flower buds and branches, don't provide much nutrition. To compensate, sloths have a host of adaptations in addition to their slow pace that allow them to survive on such a lean diet.

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Sloths have a slow metabolism and low muscle density, which contribute to their slow movements. This helps them conserve energy as their diet of leaves provides little nutrition. Their slow pace also helps them stay hidden from predators in the trees.

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