Its closest living relatives are the two-toed tree sloths of the genus Choloepus.
They live at present only in the Americas, and are anteaters, tree sloths, and armadillos.
Adults live in the fur of tree sloths.
Like the majestic tree sloth, the TVMax+ plays an important yet almost invisible role in its environment.
"Don't you think you'd be happier if you'd eat like a human being instead of a tree sloth and start working out every so often?"
On a trip into the jungle, he sees a horde of the boneless things attack and devour a tree sloth.
"They like the furry tree sloths most of all," Fillip said.
"I think it is easier to catch and devour a tame furry tree sloth than a wild one."
The furry tree sloths were a favorite rood of their people, Fillip insisted.
As slowly and deliberately as a tree sloth she resumed her climb.
