The extinct giant ground sloths were some of the only mammals that had digestive systems large enough to process the huge avocado seeds whole. They feasted on the fruit and then dispersed the ...

They’re related to the extinct giant ground sloth. Two-toed and three ... originally published on mentalfloss.com as 13 Chill ...

Everything from feeding, sleeping, resting to mating and giving birth happens in the trees. But there are times when even sloths must leave the comfort of their tree canopies and descend to the ground ...

Four of these were species of ground sloth, three of which unknown to science.. Sloths are notable for their low energy levels and slow, deliberate movements (hence their name). They are part of a ...

The sloth is the world's slowest mammal ... dragging their bellies across the ground. If caught on land, these animals have no chance to evade predators, such as big cats, and must try to defend ...

The Hoffman's two-toed sloth is one of the world's slowest mammals ... dragging their bellies across the ground. If caught on land, these animals have no chance to evade predators, such as ...

The "amazing discovery" of a sloth's hip bone and a fragment of a bison's radius bone was made about 16ft (5m) below ground in Park Mesa Heights. Scientists say the Harlan's Ground Sloth could ...