Putting the sloth in sloths: Arboreal lifestyle drives slow pace

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 11:01 in Mathematics & Economics

Although most of the terrestrial world is covered in trees, few vertebrates make the canopy their home — and even fewer subsist solely on a diet of leaves. Tree sloths are among the most emblematic tree-dwelling mammals. They are best known for their pokey demeanor rather than the fact that they spend the majority of […]

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