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Sloths are a
Neotropical group of
xenarthran mammals constituting the
suborder Folivora,
including the
extant arboreal tree
sloths and
extinct terrestrial...
- of elephants.
Ground sloths represent a
paraphyletic group, as
living tree
sloths are
thought to have
evolved from
ground sloth ancestors. The
early evolution...
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referred to as three-fingered
sloths. However,
sloths are
generally regarded as quadrupeds. Like the two-toed
sloth, three-toed
sloths are
agile swimmers. They...
- Look up
sloth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
sloth is a
mammal of the
rainforests in the Americas.
Sloth or
Sloths may also
refer to:
Sloth (deadly...
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sloths,
sometimes also
called two-fingered
sloths. The two
species of
Choloepus (which
means "lame foot" in
Ancient Gr****), Linnaeus's two-toed
sloth...
- The
sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), also
known as the
Indian bear, is a
myrmecophagous bear
species native to the
Indian subcontinent. It
feeds on fruits...
- species: the anteaters, tree
sloths, and armadillos.
Extinct xenarthrans include the glyptodonts,
pampatheres and
ground sloths.
Xenarthrans originated in...
- in
sloths which causes their poor eyesight. As a result,
sloths rely
almost entirely on
their senses of
touch and
smell to find food. Two-toed
sloths hang...
- A
sloth moth is a
coprophagous moth
which has
evolved to
exclusively inhabit the fur of
sloths and to use
sloth dung as a
substrate for the
early stages...
- body m****
ranges from 2.5 to 3.5 kg (5.5 to 7.7 lb). This
sloth, like
other extant sloths, is
arboreal (tree-living) and
feeds on leaves. It has a body...
