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Meat-Eating Sloth of South America

Started by suspsy, October 08, 2021, 03:22:53 PM

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http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/darwins-ground-sloth-opportunistic-omnivore-10147.html?fbclid=IwAR0POHXwA9Po9ekC43TNJRXPRVYmvwt5akYIcquTdfjMjHDJxfGeVkSfCxg

Keep in mind that Mylodon's omnivorous diet doesn't mean that the biggest sloths Megatherium and Eremotherium were the same way. But it does leave the possibility open!
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andrewsaurus rex

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pretty cool.  It wouldn't be surprising if other large sloths were the same.  Many modern herbivores will eat meat on occasion, to either make up for dietary deficiencies in minerals and vitamins or just for a calorie boost.  It's rare but it happens.

meat eating giant sloths though...that's fun.  :)

Brachiosaurus

Quote from: andrewsaurus on October 11, 2021, 06:23:31 PM
pretty cool.  It wouldn't be surprising if other large sloths were the same.  Many modern herbivores will eat meat on occasion, to either make up for dietary deficiencies in minerals and vitamins or just for a calorie boost.  It's rare but it happens.

meat eating giant sloths though...that's fun.  :)
God could you imagine a meat eating sauropod, now that is funny and scary

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