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2026-08-07

Sloths climb down to poop.

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Some sloths descend all the way from the canopy to defecate about once a week. A peer-reviewed review says the behavior is real but its purpose is unsettled: the famous sloth-moth-algae explanation is still a hypothesis, and its proposed benefits lack empirical support. 1
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    On the move: sloths and their epibionts as model mobile ecosystems

    theslothinstitute.org

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