| Show giant sloth unable to walk over mile in month south america Al Orlea was isolated front from 0 ther other continents for ions oil periods of geologic time according to scientists therefore it developed animals unlike any others in tile lie world lil says a n writer in the washington post one of these was the glant giant sloth armed with nith long scimitar like claws tills this great cicat berest was so clu clamy aly it travel much more than 11 mile in ill a month tree roc sloth of south america is one or of Us its defendants another fantastic animal was called it was so named by a south american scientist it in honor of tile alio groat great nineteenth ens eng lish liili anatomist aiu Il its fossilized skeleton was found in patagonia ind reconstructed by the american 11 lisell of natural Ill history story tit in new york city affectionately known ns as to I 1 the staff this creature Is said to t 0 resemble nothing else that ever lived it two deec high at tile shoulder and was about five fire feet long iong it biad ill a licad head large for the size of its 1 1 ody d 31 I 1 and walked about on short but ery cry p powerful poi gerful erful logs legs ending tit in splayed reet feet |
