{"id":12501,"date":"2022-12-14T03:16:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T08:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/?p=12501"},"modified":"2022-12-14T03:18:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T08:18:18","slug":"animals-with-long-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/animals-with-long-arms\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Animals With Long Arms {With Pictures}"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scientists tend to group animals together based on shared characteristics between them. Other people often do the same, though the grouping may be far less scientific in nature. In this article, we\u2019ll talk about animals with long arms; and as you will see, some of them have nothing else in common aside from the length of their arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animals With Long Arms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Sloths<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sloths are native<\/a> to the rainforests of Central and South America, where they spend most of their lives hanging from the branches of trees. Their long arms are perfectly suited to this behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sloth\u2019s arms are nearly as long as the rest of its body. They are composed of incredibly strong bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments that help the sloth swing from branch to branch, hang upside down for hours on end, and even go swimming.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite having arms that help them maneuver around, they move at an incredibly slow pace. This is because their metabolism is extremely low, so they have to save as much energy as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To see a sloth\u2019s long arms in action, check out this video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=poGyr2H6t7c<\/a>