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Some paleontologists say that climate changes altered sloths' favored plant communities. Other researchers credit human predation and habitat disruption for the extinction of the sloths. Even some "hyperdisease" has been suggested to explain their demise. Much more research is needed to find the answers.
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∙ 7y agoSome archaeobiologists believe that hunting by early man killed off the ground sloths, which disappeared from North America by about 10,000 years ago. As late as 1803, Thomas Jefferson, among others, hoped to find some still living in what is now the Northwest US. But only fossil skeletons were found.
There may have been some living in the Antilles for five or six thousand years later.
Other than human predation, climate change is another possible reason for their demise, as it could have impacted their food supply in temperate climates.
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∙ 9y agoThere are a couple of things that caused giant ground sloths to become extinct. One thing was that they just didn't have the food to survive.
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∙ 12y agoThey aren't extinct. They live under your bed..;)
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∙ 12y agono the giant sloth is not extint because in the show called beast man a guy saw a giant ground sloth
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∙ 14y agoit never did
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∙ 11y ago2013
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Why are sloths extinct?
Sloths are not extinct.
What are facts about giant ground sloths?
Hairy Ground Sloths lived about 1 million years ago. These huge animals, as large as elephants roamed what is now North and South America. The Ground Sloth is a huge Extinct animal of the sloth family. The largest ground Sloth was 20 feet long and as big as an elephant. The Ancestors of the Hairy Ground Sloths of the ground sloths lived in trees and used there hooked claws to hang from the branch. Ground sloth is a diverse group of extinct sloths. The giant ground sloth lived in what is now South America. Taller than a modern day elephant, it became extinct as recently as five thousand years ago.
Are sloths exstinct?
no sloths are not extinct.
Are sloths extinct?
Sloths are not extinct.
Are sloths endangered or extinct?
Ground sloths refers to a group of extinct sloths.It is possible that members of this group survived until 500 years ago in the Antilles, but the most recent dating that is reliable is more like 6000 years ago.One genus of ground sloth, Megatherium, is known as the Giant Ground Sloth. It was a big as an elephant. Some other ground sloths were also quite large. The most recent evidence of these giants surviving is dated about 10,000 years ago.None. They went extinct thousands of years ago.
How long did the giant ground sloth existed?
For tens of thousands of years, with the last known ground sloths having gone extinct as recently as 1550 A.D. in the Carribean.
Are sloths nearly extinct?
Yes they are.
Do car sized sloths extinct?
Yes some sloths can get to as long as bukken
What do ground sloths and modern sloths have in common?
there both sloths
How did ground sloths fight?
It is believed that the ground sloths did not used to fight.
Is the three-toed sloth extinct?
Three toed sloths are not extinct.
How rare are sloths?
Very rare, sloths are endangered and many species have gone extinct already.
