sloth
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We have trained sloth and docility and are reaping what we have sown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
There was also Drepanosaurus, a tree-dwelling reptile equipped with a large claw resembling that of a tree sloth, along with a smaller claw on its prehensile tail.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
It its promotional material, Sloth World describes Bandre as "one of the most respected sloth experts in the world".
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
In one case, a nest was discovered inside the pulp cavity of a sloth tooth.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
By now he could be a jackal, a tiger, a sloth.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The California Department of Motor Vehicles, long synonymous with slow lines and bureaucracy — immortalized by the sloths of the Department of Mammal Vehicles in Disney’s “Zootopia” — is expanding its digital services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Most of the remains belonged to rodents, but researchers also recovered fossils from sloths, birds, reptiles, and many other animals, representing more than 50 species.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Tree sloths once lived in the Caribbean but disappeared after humans arrived.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
Zed stands out in part because he didn’t get stuck in this tar like most of the dire wolves, sabertooth cats and 3,000-pound sloths embedded in the main pits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
The sabre-tooth cats, after flourishing for more than 30 million years, disappeared, and so did the giant ground sloths, the oversized lions, native American horses, native American camels, the giant rodents and the mammoths.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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