sloth
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We have trained sloth and docility and are reaping what we have sown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
There was also Drepanosaurus, a tree-dwelling reptile equipped with a large claw resembling that of a tree sloth, along with a smaller claw on its prehensile tail.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
In 2017, Attenborough told BBC News if he had to be an animal for a day he would "undoubtedly be a sloth".
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Sloth World is advertised as Orlando's only "slotharium," with a rainforest-inspired habitat "designed exclusively with sloth well-being in mind", according to its website.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
‘Sir,’ she said, ‘I am in great unrest, and I cannot lie longer in sloth.’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
The California Department of Motor Vehicles, long synonymous with slow lines and bureaucracy — immortalized by the sloths of the Department of Mammal Vehicles in Disney’s “Zootopia” — is expanding its digital services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Most of the remains belonged to rodents, but researchers also recovered fossils from sloths, birds, reptiles, and many other animals, representing more than 50 species.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Thirty-one sloths planned for a new "slothnarium" in Florida have died before the attraction's planned opening, authorities have found.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Tree sloths once lived in the Caribbean but disappeared after humans arrived.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
Beebe reported that firing guns next to sleeping or feeding sloths elicited little reaction.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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