According to the NCERT EVS curriculum, which animal looks like a bear, sleeps upside down hanging from tree branches for about 17 hours a day, and moves across only around 8 trees in its 40-year lifespan?

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Answer

Sloth

Explanation

Sloths are arboreal mammals native to Central and South America. They sleep approximately 17 hours a day hanging upside down, feed on leaves of their host tree, and have an average lifespan of about 40 years.

Key Points

  • > Sloths spend about 17 hours a day sleeping upside down on tree branches.
  • > They live for approximately 40 years and inhabit around 8 trees in their lifetime.
  • > They come down to the ground only once a week to relieve themselves.

Additional Information

  • Sloths are notoriously slow-moving nocturnal arboreal folivores.
  • Green algae frequently grow on sloth fur, providing essential camouflage in tree canopies.
AnimalDaily Sleep DurationTypical Habitat
Sloth~17 hoursTropical rainforest canopies
Cow~4 hoursPastures / Domestic
Python~18 hoursTropical forests and wetlands
Giraffe~2 hoursSavannas and open woodlands
Environmental Studies EVS Animal Ecology & Adaptations Easy

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