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Re: So, why do sloths climb down trees to poop?
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Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:29:57 -0500
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I found the comments as interesting as the article since you can see their thinking.

joe

Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Physics
Co-Director, Northern Indiana Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Collaborative
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On Jan 28, 2014, at 12:15 PM, Martin Weiss wrote:

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> This is a fascinating story of mutualism. Mutualism is a form of symbiosis
> in which the activities of two (or more) organisms benefit from a
> relationship. Parasitism is another form of symbiosis. Sloths that live in
> trees expend a lot of just to poop at the base of their tree. . It turns
> out to be an interesting story of mutualism which I won't reveal any more
> than to say that the research suggests it is important for their caloric
> intake, involves a moth and perhaps camouflage from predation by an eagle
> by algae.
> 
> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/01/21/can-moths-explain-why-sloths-poo-on-the-ground/
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> Martin
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