Sloths "are the least mobile mammal" and "rely almost entirely on crypsis" for protection from predators (great life advice)
Three-toed sloths poop about once a week. They climb down to the base of their tree and poo with a blissed-out expression on their faces.
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Why take the predator risk by climbing down, instead of just pooing from the top of the tree?
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Answer: they poo in the same place to provide breeding grounds for the moths that live in their fur supporting algae colonies which they eat
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Headcanon: they poo on Sloth Day http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1778/20133006.short …
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