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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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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 extinct?
Sloths are not extinct.
Are sloths exstinct?
No, sloths are not extinct. There are two species of sloths: two-toed sloths and three-toed sloths, both of which are found in Central and South America. However, some species of sloths are considered vulnerable due to habitat loss and other threats.
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.
Do car sized sloths extinct?
Yes some sloths can get to as long as bukken
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.
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.
Did the Tree Sloths evolve from a species of Ground Sloth?
Yes, tree sloths did evolve from a common ancestor with ground sloths. Tree sloths are believed to have evolved from ground-dwelling ancestors, adapting to arboreal life over time. Both tree sloths and ground sloths belong to the same family, Megalonychidae.
How rare are sloths?
Very rare, sloths are endangered and many species have gone extinct already.
Where did ground sloths live?
Under Ground
