What If Giant Sloths Didn't Go Extinct?
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Date: 2023-11-26
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Justin
I think you-re missing one use people could use Ground Sloths for. Battle.
Now don-t yell at me. I-m not a proponent of using animals in combat. I-m just pointing out a possible use. (And besides, it would be long outdated)
The Ground Sloth-s were enormous, especially by today-s standards. The largest, aptly named Megatherium, was 12 feet tall when standing on it-s hind legs and about 4 tons. No way an animal that size couldn-t pack a punch. It also had thick bones in it-s back that could form a sort of armor not unlike chainmail. But what would do the most damage was it-s claws which were 7 inches long.
Something tells me the conquest of South America would-ve probably happened a bit differently if South American tribes had these. (Not by much considering the Europeans still had steel, guns, and diseases, but it would be a somewhat closer war. Actually, that sounds like a pretty cool movie idea)
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I think you-re missing one use people could use Ground Sloths for. Battle.
Now don-t yell at me. I-m not a proponent of using animals in combat. I-m just pointing out a possible use. (And besides, it would be long outdated)
The Ground Sloth-s were enormous, especially by today-s standards. The largest, aptly named Megatherium, was 12 feet tall when standing on it-s hind legs and about 4 tons. No way an animal that size couldn-t pack a punch. It also had thick bones in it-s back that could form a sort of armor not unlike chainmail. But what would do the most damage was it-s claws which were 7 inches long.
Something tells me the conquest of South America would-ve probably happened a bit differently if South American tribes had these. (Not by much considering the Europeans still had steel, guns, and diseases, but it would be a somewhat closer war. Actually, that sounds like a pretty cool movie idea)
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Indy
Despite the superficial similarities, the Two-Toed Sloths (genus Choloepus) and Three-Toed Sloths (genus Bradypus) are not in the same family, nor are they closely related, the similarities are actually an example of convergent evolution, they are placed within the monogeneric families Choloepodidae and Bradypodidae respectively, the former is actually part of the superfamily Mylodontoidea, which groups Choloepodidae (Two-Toed Sloths) with the extinct ground sloth families Nematheriidae, Scelidotheriidae, and Mylodontidae, while the latter is part of another superfamily known as Megatherioidea, which groups Bradypodidae (Three-Toed Sloths) with the extinct ground sloth families Nothrotheriidae, Megalonychidae, and Megatheriidae.
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Despite the superficial similarities, the Two-Toed Sloths (genus Choloepus) and Three-Toed Sloths (genus Bradypus) are not in the same family, nor are they closely related, the similarities are actually an example of convergent evolution, they are placed within the monogeneric families Choloepodidae and Bradypodidae respectively, the former is actually part of the superfamily Mylodontoidea, which groups Choloepodidae (Two-Toed Sloths) with the extinct ground sloth families Nematheriidae, Scelidotheriidae, and Mylodontidae, while the latter is part of another superfamily known as Megatherioidea, which groups Bradypodidae (Three-Toed Sloths) with the extinct ground sloth families Nothrotheriidae, Megalonychidae, and Megatheriidae.
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Joey
If small sloths aren-t extinct it-s very likely we didn-t kill off their big ancestors and didn-t they die at the end of the ice age? There were no Mile think ice sheets in South America. Not like North America. Their habitat is probably back. They could thrive again or maybe they-re just underground. We must bring this back. Nothing is more fascinating or interesting as these beasts to me. I want to look into the past and see them. Perhaps they make wonderful human companions. As big as they are they could probably keep up with a human walking pace or perhaps they weren-t that slow. Please bring them back.
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If small sloths aren-t extinct it-s very likely we didn-t kill off their big ancestors and didn-t they die at the end of the ice age? There were no Mile think ice sheets in South America. Not like North America. Their habitat is probably back. They could thrive again or maybe they-re just underground. We must bring this back. Nothing is more fascinating or interesting as these beasts to me. I want to look into the past and see them. Perhaps they make wonderful human companions. As big as they are they could probably keep up with a human walking pace or perhaps they weren-t that slow. Please bring them back.
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Gaurav
It's a misconception that American megafauna and Australian megafauna went extinct due to climate change, we arrived in Australia and it's megafauna disappeared, we arrived in America and it's megafauna went extinct as well.
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It's a misconception that American megafauna and Australian megafauna went extinct due to climate change, we arrived in Australia and it's megafauna disappeared, we arrived in America and it's megafauna went extinct as well.
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Joe
Imagine u have your ball stuck on a tree and a giant sloth comes to eat and pushed the ball off of the tree cuz they are so tall like 23 feet tall I wish I could have giant sloth as my best friend that was 23 feet (7 meters)
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Imagine u have your ball stuck on a tree and a giant sloth comes to eat and pushed the ball off of the tree cuz they are so tall like 23 feet tall I wish I could have giant sloth as my best friend that was 23 feet (7 meters)
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Daniel
If you believe the natives and let's be real they know more about what's in the rainforest than anyone else and every time there's a mapinguari attack the natives always pick out the giant sloth as the mapinguari
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If you believe the natives and let's be real they know more about what's in the rainforest than anyone else and every time there's a mapinguari attack the natives always pick out the giant sloth as the mapinguari
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Your
Vegan buffet? There-s no such thing as vegan, that-s a made up new age word to describe weak people that will have colon cancer in 10 years. They were herbivores/vegetarians whatever. Not vegans -
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Vegan buffet? There-s no such thing as vegan, that-s a made up new age word to describe weak people that will have colon cancer in 10 years. They were herbivores/vegetarians whatever. Not vegans -
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Daniel
People that were attacked by the mapinguari always point at the giant sloth as a creature that attacked them which would match because he would likely have long daggers like normal sloths
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People that were attacked by the mapinguari always point at the giant sloth as a creature that attacked them which would match because he would likely have long daggers like normal sloths
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Joey
They were burrowing creatures. They very may well still exist in remote parts of Argentina. It-s quite possible they are very shy and spend most of not all of their time underground.
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They were burrowing creatures. They very may well still exist in remote parts of Argentina. It-s quite possible they are very shy and spend most of not all of their time underground.
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notthebasic225
So if giant sloths were still here? Pathetic humans would hunt them and use them to their advantage? Doesn-t surprise me at all! Humanity at its finest!
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So if giant sloths were still here? Pathetic humans would hunt them and use them to their advantage? Doesn-t surprise me at all! Humanity at its finest!
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Cormac
If we started testing with genetic engineering to bring back old species, Jurassic Park is happening. 2nd amendment will then read -right to bear raptor arms-.
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If we started testing with genetic engineering to bring back old species, Jurassic Park is happening. 2nd amendment will then read -right to bear raptor arms-.
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Daniel
It's funny when the scientist try to say well the giant sloth is extinct in the native so well not in the rainforest because that's the creature we are seeing
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It's funny when the scientist try to say well the giant sloth is extinct in the native so well not in the rainforest because that's the creature we are seeing
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Cat
Fun science update: at least one species of ground sloth (Mylodon) was omnivorous. Scientists recently discovered this from studying isotopes from preserved fur
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Fun science update: at least one species of ground sloth (Mylodon) was omnivorous. Scientists recently discovered this from studying isotopes from preserved fur
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Project
I had a report of a giant sloth recently although I primarily research sasquatch I will be investigating this report. very exciting being it is in colorado
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I had a report of a giant sloth recently although I primarily research sasquatch I will be investigating this report. very exciting being it is in colorado
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Daniel
I don't know the natives fear the mapinguari they say it has a tendency with giant Long Claws which again sound sloth like to rip your face off
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I don't know the natives fear the mapinguari they say it has a tendency with giant Long Claws which again sound sloth like to rip your face off
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Zach
Someone spotted a giant sloth here in Northern Canada
Bella coola British columbia is a hot spot for bigfoot giant serpents and giant sloth
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Someone spotted a giant sloth here in Northern Canada
Bella coola British columbia is a hot spot for bigfoot giant serpents and giant sloth
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The
I don't think its a good idea to bring exticnt animals back to life until all humanity is healthy and responsible enough to be kind to them.
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I don't think its a good idea to bring exticnt animals back to life until all humanity is healthy and responsible enough to be kind to them.
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education
Dude I heard scientists are proposing to revive it- yea sure let-s have an animal the size of an elephant with 2 foot long claws
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Dude I heard scientists are proposing to revive it- yea sure let-s have an animal the size of an elephant with 2 foot long claws
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ethan
dont steal fallout gameplay bc i saw the sloth in fallout 76 + we all know sloths are the most important thing in the universe+
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dont steal fallout gameplay bc i saw the sloth in fallout 76 + we all know sloths are the most important thing in the universe+
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Cloud
Booooooo I wanted the giant sloths to KILL all the humans, not WORK for them - god I wanna be killed by a giant sloth
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Booooooo I wanted the giant sloths to KILL all the humans, not WORK for them - god I wanna be killed by a giant sloth
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KingEbin
One issue with this video: giant sloths are now believed to have been omnivores, IE: they ate meat too.
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One issue with this video: giant sloths are now believed to have been omnivores, IE: they ate meat too.
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David
They should always a. k. a: also known as all the time still live forever a. k. a: also known as for good.
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They should always a. k. a: also known as all the time still live forever a. k. a: also known as for good.
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marcon
Eeeww whatever is coming a poop from an animal are gross, coffee luak? I-d better watch my coffee now
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Eeeww whatever is coming a poop from an animal are gross, coffee luak? I-d better watch my coffee now
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