Do Sloths Really Mistake Their Own Arms for Branches?
<p>Sloths are one of the internet’s favorite animals, along with capybaras and baby elephants. There’s something undeniably cute about them; maybe it’s their always-squinting faces, or maybe it’s just how slowly they move in all their actions?</p>
<p>But there are also some myths about sloths, some of which are downright insulting. I’ve heard:</p>
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<li>Sloths often fall out of trees and die because they mistake their own arm for a tree branch</li>
<li>Sloths have to climb down from trees in order to poop</li>
<li>Sloths can starve to death even with a full belly, because their digestive system is also super-slow</li>
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<p>Are these myths true? Or are these nothing but falsehoods and fictions to bring down our beloved slow forest friends?</p>
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