"Anon" (tjsielsistneb)
01/03/2014 at 12:04 • Filed to: None
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"Anon" (tjsielsistneb)
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As I was helping him out I noticed a picture of something similar to this and asked him
"Hey bro, what the hell is this suppose to be?"
"Oh that's a giant ground sloth."
"You're shitting me."
"Nope, they actually existed around here a couple thousand years ago."
So there you have it folks, giant sloths were a thing that actually existed.
davedave1111
> Anon
01/03/2014 at 12:06 |
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Yup, and some of the largest land animals ever. Like (almost?) all the megafauna, their disappearance in an area happens at just the same time as the appearance of early human hunters.
RacecaR
> Anon
01/03/2014 at 12:07 |
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Well yeah, haven't you seen The Dark Crystal?
Xesty
> Anon
01/03/2014 at 12:09 |
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They have a full size one at some museum in Daytona I believe. MOAS or something like that.
BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
> Anon
01/03/2014 at 12:14 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapinguar…
Yup, Giant sloths are said to be the animals behind the Brazilian legend of the Mapinguari.
Bad Idea Hat
> Anon
01/03/2014 at 12:17 |
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They have a model of one here in a museum. It's impressive, but you also have to realize that Capybaras exist, and those are just giant Guinea Pigs.
Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
> Anon
01/03/2014 at 14:51 |
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Megafauna are some of the most amazing extinct animals out there.
http://www.cracked.com/article_16117_…
wacopalypsenow
> Anon
01/04/2014 at 07:17 |
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I still maintain that I could take on any member of the sloth family in a fist fight, PAST or present...yeah, I'm looking at you extinct Giant Sloth.