Sloths come from one of the earliest mammalian orders, which originated about 35 million years ago in the Late Eocene in South America. They are most closely related to armadillos and anteaters. Today, only two genera of sloths with five species exist in South America, whereas there used to be over thirty-five of the extinct ground sloths ranging from parts of Antarctica, South America, Central America, Hispaniola, and North America with some even going as far as Alaska. The extinct sloths also varied in body size from about 1 meter (equaling living sloth size) all the way up to elephant sized in the largest genus, Megatherium. The two modern genera of sloths are Bradypus, the three- toed sloths, and Choloepus, the two-toes sloths. The number of toes is only inidicative of the forefoot as the hind feet of both genera have three toes. Though both of the living genera of sloths look similar, live in the trees, and have a suspensory mode of movement, they are not related. Bradypus Is most closely related to the family Megatheriidae and choloepus to the family megalonychidae.
Modern sloths live upside-down in the forests of South America. Despite their long, sharply curved claws, they are herbivores, and mainly eat tree leaves as there teeth are to primitive and weak, due to lack of enamel, to chew anything else. The claws are part of their adaptation to life in the trees and help them remain sleeping and suspended underneath branches for hours. Sloths are generally nocturnal and move around little when awake. When they do move, it is at a slow speed. This slow way of life is necessary to navigate the web of small peripheral tree branches where they feed and is further reflected in their rate of metabolism, only defecate once or twice in a one week period. The defecation usually takes place at the base of the tree where the sloth excavates a spot for it with its short, stubby tail. This event marks one of the rare occasions that sloths will venture to the ground.
Sloth, n: "a: disinclination to action or labor: indolence. b: spiritual apathy and inactivity." ... Focusing on the definition of sloth and its relation to this class is to present the idea that not only our physical health, but also our emotional, spiritual and mental health are directly affected by the lack of ones physical activities. ...
These sins are labeled as Pride, Envy, Wrath/anger, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust. ... Third and last there is SLOTH. ... The Third and last is Sloth. Sloth is in a category all by it self. ... It is said that sloth can be one of the most difficult of the Seven Deadly Sins to over come. ...
Avarice and Sloth; 3.) ... In addition to Pride, the Deadly Sins of Avarice and Sloth are also apparent in transforming Huck's world into a nightmare of injustice and terror. ... The laziness that both the king and the duke possess is another important Deadly Sin, Sloth. Sloth is a sin consisting of laziness, and spiritual sluggishness. ... The evils that the town of Pokeville possesses directly relate to the sin of Sloth. ...
Gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, pride, and lust--these are the seven deadly sins that are being punished with unimaginable cruelty and calculation by an enigmatic killer. ... Somerset initially refuses to take the case, realizing that there will be five more murders, ghastly sermons about Lust, Sloth, Pride, Wrath, and Envy presented by a madman to a sinful world. ... Gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, pride, and lust are so commonly committed by everyone in the world. ...
Sloth. ... Next, comes that of Sloth ness, the bottle is half empty and there is a straw sticking out of the top minus the lid. Sloth ness is seen here by the fact that it shows the laziness of whom or whatever is consuming the product is merely to lazy to pick up the bottle or move it. ... This way we can look at the ads and see that yes we all have a little bit of Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Pride, Sloth and Wrath. ...
Costa Rica has been considered one of the most diverse regions and it is estimated that 4% of all living species are found there. There are many different species there, such as Tree-dwelling Green Iguanas, Poison-arrow Frogs, Golden Toads, Coral Snakes, Toucans, Spider Monkeys, Tarantulas, and so m...
Pope Gregory the Great listed the sins as follows: Pride, Envy, Anger, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust. ... There are seven deadly sins which are Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed, and Sloth. ... Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work. ...
"seven deadly sins" III. sloth IV. greed V. anger VI. lust VII. gluttony VIII. envy IX. pride X. weaknesses of a consumer The Seven Deadly Sins of Consumers We live in a world of consumers. ... The "seven deadly sins" helps in categorizing and simplifying the everyday experiences of these consumers: Sloth: Consumers often pick up fast food or pre-prepared dinners from the frozen section of the grocery store; this laziness affects their heath. ...
