The apparent docility and friendliness of “smiling” sloths have made them tourist darlings, but have also put a target on their backs. The rise in trafficking of these animals led the governments of ...
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How sloths stay alive by barely moving - the energy-saving strategy most animals can't use
Sloths are famous for moving slowly, but that extreme pace has unexpected biological consequences. Because they spend so much time nearly motionless, algae can grow directly in their fur, turning the ...
Scientists have analyzed ancient DNA and compared more than 400 fossils from 17 natural history museums to figure out how and why extinct sloths got so big. Most of us are familiar sloths, the ...
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