Why are sloths so slow?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section>
\u201cOne possibility might be that they always hang from the same arm while doing things with the other hand,\u201d says Dickinson.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur sloths were often hanging by only one arm and both legs,\u201d says Young. \u201cSo it\u2019s possible that\u2019s what\u2019s going on. But we didn\u2019t quantify whether they were using their right or left arms.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll we can do for now is speculate recklessly,\u201d says Dickinson.<\/p>\n
Main image: A sloth hangs by one arm and both legs. But is it always the left arm? \u00a9 Kevin Schafer\/Getty\u00a0<\/em><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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