Animals have been given funny names for centuries. 15 of those crazy animal names are listed in this article to show you just how creative people can be!
- Sloth – In the 15th century, a sloth was described as being “as slow as any animal that moves” and then later on in 1587, it was also used to describe someone who is lazy or inactive. Today, we still use the word sloth to refer to animals that move very slowly. Sometimes we even say things like “that’s so slothy.”
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- As I was researching different types of animals, I stumbled across an old video about the sloth. Sloths move so slowly that it took them 30 minutes to get down from one tree branch and onto another one on a neighboring tree. They also sleep 15 hours every day because their metabolism is slower than any other mammal’s – which explains why they’re always hungry when awake (and by extension, the origin behind “slothful”).
- The 15 Unbelievable Things You Never Knew About Funny Names for Animals – And Why Sloths Are So Slow Some animals are just a little bit slower than others. When you think about it, sloths have to move slowly in order to survive because their metabolism is so slow! It’s also why they’re usually hungry when awake! 15 startling facts about funny animal names and how slothful they can be. Slothy: A term that defines any person or thing that moves at an extremely slow rate of speed, overwhelming laziness, or someone who seems sleepy most of the time. The word originated from a short video on YouTube called “sloth” depicting one such creature walking down a tree.
- The 15 Unbelievable Things You Never Knew About Funny Names for Animals – And Why Sloths Are So Slow Some animals are just a little bit slower than others. When you think about it, sloths have to move slowly in order to survive because their metabolism is so slow! It’s also why they’re usually hungry when awake! 15 startling facts about funny animal names and how slothful they can be. Slothy: A term that defines any person or thing that moves at an extremely slow rate of speed, overwhelming laziness, or someone who seems sleepy most of the time. The word originated from a short video on YouTube called “sloth” depicting one such creature walking down a tree.
- In 1543, a young explorer in the Amazon rain-forest noticed an unusual animal. He called it sloth because of its slow demeanor and movement. In 1555, biologist Edward Topsell published Historie of Foure-Footed Beastes that he claimed was “A True History Of The Sloth.” It is believed to be one of the first written records about this creature’s habits and behaviors which were discovered by explorers looking for information on old world creatures. This was also around the same time when ursine became part of our vocabulary as well!
- The average sloth moves very slowly about once every six hours due to their low metabolism rate – they only need 40 calories per day to survive! They are constantly hungry
