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Show Sloths Ancient and Modern. Not more than 100. (XX) years age there were on this continent giant sloths, as big as fair-sized elephants. The skeletons of specimens are preserved pre-served today in museums, one of the largest species being called the megatherium. me-gatherium. At the present time theit race Is represented In tropical America Amer-ica by a small and degenerate breed These modern sloths live in trees hanging from branches for hours without with-out moving. Thus it Is not easy tc discover their presence ; and, as a special spe-cial and peculiar disguise, a grayish-green grayish-green lichen grows on their fur. |