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International Sloth Day
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International Sloth Day
Thursday, 20 Oct 2016, 11:49
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Listen up. Today is international sloth day.
Recent research on these amazing mammals shows they have very low metabolic rates, the slowest in the animal kingdom. The only other animals that can give them a run for their money (as you might say) are koalas and giant pandas.
Read more here
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/it-s-official-three-toed-sloths-are-the-slowest-mammals-on-earth/
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Richard Walker's blog
International Sloth Day
Recent research on these amazing mammals shows they have very low metabolic rates, the slowest in the animal kingdom. The only other animals that can give them a run for their money (as you might say) are koalas and giant pandas.
Read more here
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/it-s-official-three-toed-sloths-are-the-slowest-mammals-on-earth/