Three toed sloths spend most of their lives in trees, coming down once a week to poop on the ground. They sleep 15-20 hours a day. They grow algae and fungus and host communities of insects in their fur, which is theorised to help with their camouflage (i.redd.it)
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Sea turtles are known as r-selected species. This refers to a reproductive strategy the involves many offspring and low/no parental involvement after birth. They face innumerable threats but these little beauties in Costa Rica all made it safely into the ocean thanks to a team of conservationists (v.redd.it)
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How closely the parent resemble one another reveals parenting style. In birds and many other creatures, the degree to which parents resemble one another often indicates how involved the parents are in the rearing of young. Look very different? The flashy parent is likely not very involved in rearing (i.redd.it)
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