You snooze, you lose

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The thing about sloths is that they are slothful.  Giant ones were more of same, which is why you don’t see them anymore.

They quit lumbering around the North American continent about 11,700 years ago.  Many ended up in the stomachs of hungry humans. Telltale tracks in the sands of New Mexico reveal ancient footprints in hot pursuit of ancient paw prints.

These paw prints are “almost two feet long… and a foot wide.”  Such kidney-shaped paws supported sloths the size of bisons.  One huge catch would have therefore provided “about 612,000 calories” worth of finger food.

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/early-humans-probably-enjoyed-a-giant-sloth-snack/ar-AAwkCsr?OCID=ansmsnnews11

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