sloth
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The male Linne's two-toed sloth arrived on Monday to first-time parents Feira and Nico, both aged six, marking a major milestone for the zoo.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
In one case, a nest was discovered inside the pulp cavity of a sloth tooth.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed fossils from a mastodon and a giant sloth that lived as many as 40,000 years ago, officials announced Friday, calling it the biggest such find here in decades.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
I would wake earlier, but I think in a past life I was a two-toed sloth or something because I’m nocturnal and I move very slowly.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
Mari saluted, and Hannah grinned again while holding up her stuffie—a sloth —for him to see.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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