Where Sloths Live. Learn where sloths live and other fun facts for kids. Sloths have an average life span of 20 to 30 years in the wild but captive sloths tend to live a bit longer.
Sloths live in the wild in central america and south america panama costa rica and brazil within the tropical forests that are found there. Both the two toed sloth and the three toed sloth are nocturnal and move so slowly that algae has a chance to grow on them. In fact sloths can do almost everything hanging upside down from a branch as they sleep eat mate and even breed in that manner.
The sloth is the slowest mammal on earth.
Sloths live in the rainforests of central and south america. In total there are six species of sloth. The species ranges from honduras in the north through costa rica nicaragua and panama in central america into colombia bolivia venezuela ecuador and eastern parts of peru. The sloth is the slowest mammal on earth.
