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Re:Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millenni... by mkl on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @03:13PM (#42510891)
> Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge—up to 4 tons

No, modern sloths are not descended from giant ground sloths. The rest of the article might be okay, but it's hard to trust it after a mistake like that.

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Re:Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millenni... by bahmboo on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @03:41PM (#42511026)
Are you sure? “ The Megatherioidea also includes the three-toed sloths of the genus Bradypus, one of the two sloth genera still alive today.”
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