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As of right now, a sloth spends most of their day hanging upside down from trees. They are able to swim if needed and also have algae that grow out of their fur, to help themselves camouflage and provide the nutrients they need. I believe that in the future all sloths will turn into “Aquatic Sloths” due to global warming. Sloths consume foods such as insects and lizards, but the primary food that they consume is leaves. Since the level of carbon dioxide in the air is increasing the chemical composition of the leaves they consume will become toxic. Sloths would have a better chance of finding healthy plants for themselves to consume in the water. They also would be able to better camouflage underwater because of the green algae in their fur. Sloths would have to adapt to the water giving them fins to swim away from their Predators.