Animal world
The truth about the hard life of a sloth
Referring to sloths, we think of slowness, laziness, lying on the tree all day. But in fact, sloths have more mysteries to explain their slowness.
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Animal world
Surprise with the slowest animal in the world, but can swim extremely fast
Creatures are considered 'lazy' when they move very little and move slowly. However, surprisingly, this animal has the ability to swim very fast
Animal world
Quiz: Which animal has the longest arm?
When we think of long-armed animals, we might think of apes, but in fact there is another species that has beaten them.
Archeology
When the ground was too boring, this 'monster' began to learn the ancestors of whales and went to the sea to live.
They are large mammals, appearing 7 million years ago, but after 4 million years, they completely disappeared because of changes in the environment.
Archeology
Discovered the first evidence of ancient giant sloths are not vegetarian animals
Scientists determined that these fearsome monsters were omnivores and likely scoured South America in search of meat.
Archeology
Discovered 22 giant sloths preserved in their own feces
Giant generations of sloths died of apparent hypoxia, after gathering at a swamp at a time in the late Ice Age.
Animal world
Why are you lazy ... lazy? The reason turned out to be more interesting than we thought
If a sloth does not win the champion, then no one dares to accept the number 2. But why would they choose such a strange lifestyle?
Animal world
Scientists have discovered that sloths sneak into their toilets, which they do horribly
We warn you not to read this story while eating. It contained science, bizarre but mixed with a feeling of disgust hidden behind the innocent, bewildered face of this So…
Archeology
Ancient 'beast' version of 4 meek modern creatures
Many small and gentle animals in the present, having children even raised as pets have had ancestors of giant beasts that terrify the ancient world.
Oceanography
Human ancestors are jellyfish?
There has long been a related theory of human origins with sponges, but new genetic research shows that a jellyfish-like species is likely to be the origin of every crea…
Archeology
Fossil discovery of a giant sloth in Mexico
The new species was named Xibalbaonyx oviceps, based on the Mayan Xibalba referring to the afterlife.
Archeology
Discovered many giant animals living in the plateau
A 3.6-million-year-old rhino fossil was discovered in Tibet, suggesting that some species such as giant mammoths, sloths and cat-like cats may have developed in the high…
Archeology
Discovered a huge 'graveyard' during the ice age
Construction workers have discovered an archaeological site consisting of many fossils of giant animals during the ice age, such as mammoths, mastodons and sloths.
Animal world
This animal will make you fly your head with just one hand
No need to doubt, the thousand-pounding hand of this giant beast named Megatherium will make you fly your head.