SLOTHS ARE SLOW FOR A REASON – TO minimise energy expenditure to survive on a diet of rough foliage. For the shows that they haven’t compromised on their grip strength. Melody Young and colleagues at the New York Institute of Technology have found that the grip of brown-throated three-toed sloths is, relative to their body mass, stronger than any arboreal primate.
Sloths in new study are stronger on their left side
Mar 09, 2023
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