All animals have evolved by adapting to harsh environments. Some animals have evolved to become faster than other animals. Other animals have become stronger. Even though the sloth is slow and weak、 it has survived by having an energy-efficient lifestyle in harmony with the forest where it lives. Some people say the sloth belongs to the losers of evolutionary history、 but this isn’t true. It actually has larger populations than most of the other mammals in the rainforests、 and it has existed on this planet for 30 million years. Surely it must be called a ”winner” of the natural world.
”The sloth is a peaceful animal. Always quiet、 never bothering anyone、 never fighting with anyone、” say the members of an Amazon tribe. The easygoing sloth is loved by them. According to one journalist、 the sloth is called ”theguy in the forest” by the native people in the rainforests of Brazil. Now、 if you were asked to give this animal your own name、 what would it be?
