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Why do armadillos have shells? Why are sloths slow?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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The Evolution of Sloths

There's two different kinds of sloths, two-fingered and three-fingered. Sloths are actually the most extreme example of convergent evolution in mammals. They don't evolve similarly because they have a common ancestor. Scientists think sloths have been evolving separately for at least 40 million years.

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