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speed which shows that he is anything but slothful. The 

 teeth of the sloth arc not adapted for grinding, but only 

 for bruising its food, which consists of tender buds and 



Fig. 2i. THE SLOTH. 



leaves. It has, however, a very peculiarly constructed 

 stomach, divided into several compartments, something 

 like that of Ruminants, and in this the crude vegetable 

 matter is thoroughly digested. 

 The Sloth goes to sleep at night in a way which would 



