The Secret to Why Sloths Are So Slow May Be Hidden in Their DNA : ScienceAlert

Sloths are unusual: they’re the slowest-moving mammals on the planet, have the slowest metabolisms too, and do not constantly regulate their body temperature.

Now, a new genetic study has uncovered clues to how these famously unhurried creatures evolved such an extreme low-energy lifestyle.

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