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'''Giant sloths''' are oversized variants of the common [[sloth]]. Like the other sloth creatures, giant sloths do not have a reduction in [[gait|speed]], making them just as fast as many other animals. Despite their unexpected speed, giant sloths are not particularly dangerous, even when serving as [[mount]]s during a [[siege]].  
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'''Giant sloths''' are oversized variants of the common [[sloth]]. Like the other sloth creatures, giant sloths are quite [[gait|slow]]. Because of this, giant sloths are not particularly dangerous, especially when serving as [[mount|mounts]] during a [[siege]]. In this situation they are actually detrimental to the rider, being slower than any [[goblin]] or [[elf]] would be even if they had both legs taken out from under them.
  
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Giant sloths can be captured, [[animal trainer|tamed]], and bred for [[meat]] or [[pet]]s; though there is nothing to recommend sloths over other [[grazer|non-grazing]] giant creatures. Some dwarves [[preference|prefer]] giant sloths for their "''slow movement''".
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Giant sloths can be captured, [[animal trainer|tamed]], and bred for [[meat]] or [[pet]]s; though their only notable trait over other [[grazer|non-grazing]] giant creatures is that they are somewhat easier to keep track of. Some dwarves [[preference|prefer]] giant sloths for their "''slow movement''".
  
 
==In real life==
 
==In real life==

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Giant sloth
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Urist likes giant sloths for their slow movement.
Portrait

No portrait

Biome

Variations

Sloth - Sloth man - Giant sloth

Attributes
Alignment: Savage

· Exotic mount

Tamed Attributes
Pet value 500

Template:Tame attrib proc/

Not hunting/war trainable 

Size
Birth: 24,216 cm3
Mid: 121,080 cm3
Max: 242,160 cm3

Age
Adult at: 2
Max age: 10-20
Butchering returns

Food items

Meat 13
Fat 12
Brain 1
Heart 1
Lungs 2
Intestines 1
Liver 1
Kidneys 2
Tripe 1
Sweetbread 1
Spleen 1

Raw materials

Bones 18
Skull 1
Teeth 2
Skin Raw hide

Wikipedia article

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A huge monster in the shape of a sloth.
Not to be confused with giant sloth bears

Giant sloths are oversized variants of the common sloth. Like the other sloth creatures, giant sloths are quite slow. Because of this, giant sloths are not particularly dangerous, especially when serving as mounts during a siege. In this situation they are actually detrimental to the rider, being slower than any goblin or elf would be even if they had both legs taken out from under them.

Giant sloths can be captured, tamed, and bred for meat or pets; though their only notable trait over other non-grazing giant creatures is that they are somewhat easier to keep track of. Some dwarves prefer giant sloths for their "slow movement".

In real life

An artist's depiction of a Megatherium, or giant sloth

Unlike many giant variations in-game, giant sloths are notable for actually having existed in the real world (though currently extinct). The closest species to a giant sloth was Megatherium (although other similar species included Eremotherium, Promegatherium, and Prepotherium [1]). It was roughly the size of a modern-day elephant, making it one of the largest land mammals of its time period. It lived in South American woodlands and grasslands. [2]

Interestingly, giant sloths in-game aren't as large as some other giant animals (in addition, they are only a measly 40.36 times larger than sloths). They do not produce nearly as much food as an elephant, despite their ancestors being nearly the same size.

A Megatherium skeleton in Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle

More pictures

  • Megatherium americanum complete.JPG
  • Megatherium americanum hips.JPG
  • Megatherium americanum back.JPG
  • Megatherium americanum feet.JPG
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