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Dinosaur With Two Massive, Sloth-Like Claws Is on ‘Another Level’ of Weird—Even Among Its Unusual Group of Relatives
Paleontologists discovered Duonychus tsogtbaatari from fossils uncovered in 2012. It was a giant, feathered creature adapted ...
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Three-Toed Sloths
On land, sloths' weak hind legs provide no power and their long claws are a hindrance. They must dig into the earth with their front claws and use their strong front legs to pull themselves along ...
This bizarre new dinosaur has something in common with modern sloths
Kobayashi and his colleagues christened the new therizinosaur, Duonychus tsogtbaatari. The genus name means “double claw”, ...
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Huge claw belongs to newly-discovered species of sloth-like dinosaur
"They call them the sloths of the Cretaceous period," said University of Calgary paleontologist Darla Zelenitsky. "Totally ...
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10 incredible facts about the sloth
The extinct giant ground sloths were some of the only mammals that had digestive systems large enough to process the huge avocado seeds whole. They feasted on the fruit and then dispersed the ...
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Baby Sloth Born New Year's Day at the London Zoo: See the Adorable Photos of Little Nova!
The newborn two-toed sloth, nicknamed Nova, is the first animal to be born in 2023 at the London Zoo Contributor, PEOPLE There's a new sloth in town! On Thursday, the London Zoo announced the ...
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Jacksonville Zoo debuts new habitat, Sloth Crossing. Here's a preview.
Sloth Crossing is the newest exhibit at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. The zoo is home to a pair of sloths, Chata and Ruth. The new exhibit will be in the zoo's Play Park area. Two sloths ...