Sloths are too slow to adapt to climate change – new study
Highland sloths are not able to slow their metabolic rate like lowland sloths when temperatures get too hot.
Heather Ewart, Postdoctoral Researcher, Evolutionary Biology, University of Manchester
• conversation
Oct. 10, 2024 • ~8 min
Oct. 10, 2024 • ~8 min
Slow-moving sloths will struggle to adapt quickly to climate change – new study
Highland sloths are not able to slow their metabolic rate like lowland sloths when temperatures get too hot.
Heather Ewart, Postdoctoral Researcher, Evolutionary Biology, University of Manchester
• conversation
Oct. 10, 2024 • ~8 min
Oct. 10, 2024 • ~8 min
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