Why Are Sloths Slow?
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
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Sloths and Backpacks Falling Out of Trees
Sloths fall out of the tree on average once a week for their entire lives. Backpacks have pressure sensors in them that measure how much force is being exerted by the sloth. The moment I really knew it was falling out the trees because I saw one of the sloths wearing a backpack fall out the tree. So I noted down what time it happened. And then when I looked back at the day to see it, oh, that's exactly what we've been seeing at all these other times as well.
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