popular season to mate it would be during rainy seasons and give birth in the dry seasons. The female carries the baby for typically 11.5 months. When the females are ready to mate, they let out a loud scream which attracts the males; if numerous males are ready to mate, they fight each other; after done mating, the male will usually leave. The female is the one who solely takes care of the baby sloth until they are independent and don’t need the mother anymore. For the first 6–9 months of birth, mother sloth is carrying the baby and nurturing it until they are capable of being on their own. Sloths are sexually matured by the age 3 and are ready to start reproducing of their own. Adaptation Sloths are known to be heterothermic, meaning that whatever environment they’re in, they learn to adapt. Their body temperature ranges from 86-93 degrees Fahrenheit (about 30 to 34 degrees Celsius), which, compared to other mammals is on the cold side. Having these low temperatures helps the sloths conserve their energy. Sloths' fur is grown specifically for a job which is to grow algae. The algae grow within their hair shaft and benefits the creatures' camouflaging techniques. The hair grows in a special system of being parted along the stomach and flows from belly to back. This system is helpful for when the sloths are hanging upside down and the rainwater can run off. References Further reading External links View the sloth genome in Ensembl Sloths Mammals of Bolivia Mammals of Brazil Mammals of Colombia Mammals of Central America Mammals of Ecuador Mammals of Peru Mammals of Venezuela Mammals of the Andes Mammals described in 1858 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Articles containing video clips