Sloths have less muscle than other mammals their size in order to . a. conserve energy b. maintain a lower body weight c. digest their food faster d. maintain a higher body temperature

Conserve energy

Explanation:

Sloths are considered as arboreal mammals *( that is living on trees) and they have very less muscle mass, which is about 30 % lesser than that of similar sized mammals. This is because their muscles are made up of slow-twitch fibers, which provide them a lot of power to withstand any stress while not using a lot of energy.

Therefore, their lesser muscle mass help them in conserving energy

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no, because those are both different running competitions. while distance runners train their legs and their lungs to run long amounts of time, the sprinters are training their legs and their lungs to give all they have in the little amount of area they need to cover. the brain also plays a huge part in all of this.

the brain is the only thing in your body that sends messages to your body telling you to run. if you are a long distance runner and you have the mind set of a sprinter, you will not get anywhere. if you have a long distance mind set and you have to run 200m in 20 seconds then you will not make it in time.