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Select true statement about sloths from the following

A.
Sloths look like bear and spend almost 22 hour a day sleeping while hanging on a tree branch
B.
Sloths look like chimpanzee and spend almost 17 hours a day sleeping while hanging on a tree branch
C.
Sloths look like chimpanzee and spend almost 22 hours a day sleeping while hanging upside down on a tree branch
D.
Sloths look like bear and spend almost 17 hours a day sleeping while hanging upside down on a tree branch

Solution:

Explanation:About Sloth:Sloths sleep for almost 17 hours per day.That leaves only nine hours to lumber through the trees.They maintain a low body temperature of about 86°F to 93°F.They move in and out of the shade to regulate their body temperature.The sloth eats the leaves of the same tree on which it lives.It hardly needs anything else.When it has eaten enough leaves from that tree, it moves to the nearby tree.Sloths live for about 40 years.During that time they move around only eight trees.Once a week it comes down from the tree to relieve itself.It has a hairy body and looks like a small bear.Thus,Sloths look like bear and spend almost 17 hours a day sleeping while hanging upside down on a tree branch - Correct.

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