The Quiz: A three-toed sloth may do what for up to 40 minutes?
A Hang from one claw
B Cross the road
C Hold its breath underwater
Three-toed sloths typically move about 0.15 miles per hour but attain nearly triple speed in the water—a blistering half a mile an hour. And they can spend much of that hour without a breath of oxygen, since they require very little energy and are even able to slow their heart rates.
The correct answer to this quiz is Hold its breath underwater.