Why Sloths Are So Slothful

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Written By maryb
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Three-Toed Sloth. Photo: Christian Mehlführer, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY 2.5 license.In my latest PLOS Ecology Blog post, I discuss a new study that examined why sloths are such...sloths. What these researchers found about their metabolism, physiology, and lifestyle tell us why so few animals make their homes in the treetops, and what those species that do have in common.Read the whole story here: Why Sloths Live Life in the Slow Lane.

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