# Why are sloths so slow?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Kenny Coogan
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kenny_coogan_why_are_sloths_so_slow)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Sloths spend most of their time eating, resting, or sleeping; in fact, they descend from their treetops canopies just once a week, for a bathroom break. How are these creatures so low energy? Kenny Coogan describes the physical and behavioral adaptations that allow sloths to be so slow. \[Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [Why are sloths so slow?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kenny_coogan_why_are_sloths_so_slow/cbb7533214ab), 6 min (TED's player)