tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15194226.post8539732072115120850..comments2024-03-08T01:24:09.884-07:00Comments on Matt's Sci/Tech Blog: Could a ground sloth be living today?Matt Billehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18230930494550861704noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15194226.post-83580536641429062132016-05-05T10:30:36.521-06:002016-05-05T10:30:36.521-06:00Yes, I have that somewhere in my book notes. I bel...Yes, I have that somewhere in my book notes. I believe I found it in Bjorn Kurten, so its not as if its cladistics...Laurence Clark Crossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908708438427333473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15194226.post-42794056622057511152016-05-05T10:14:59.076-06:002016-05-05T10:14:59.076-06:00I didn't know that about leopards. Interesting...I didn't know that about leopards. Interesting!Matt Billehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230930494550861704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15194226.post-22146488937359445432016-05-02T15:33:45.698-06:002016-05-02T15:33:45.698-06:00Also, the giant leopard survived as the present le...Also, the giant leopard survived as the present leopard, since they are considered the same species. If the giant sloth survived it probably survived as a smaller dwarfed one and must be hiding up in trees. I don't think any of the giant mammals survived as giants.Laurence Clark Crossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908708438427333473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15194226.post-82475597593173530802016-05-02T15:10:51.295-06:002016-05-02T15:10:51.295-06:00It may be unlikely, but as I said, some mammals - ...It may be unlikely, but as I said, some mammals - tapirs, jaguars, humans - lived through it, so it's not a huge stretch to suggest one more species did. Matt Billehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230930494550861704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15194226.post-25507979329725406692016-04-30T16:32:44.707-06:002016-04-30T16:32:44.707-06:00If all the other giant End Pleistocene animals are...If all the other giant End Pleistocene animals are extinct, how could the giant ground sloths still be alive? If all the other extinctions were due to human predation, then they would have had to elude human hunters. I think the giant mammals were primarily the victims of climate change, so no giant ground sloths will be found.Laurence Clark Crossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908708438427333473noreply@blogger.com