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#REDIRECT [[Giant sloth]]
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:''Not to be confused with [[giant sloth bear]]s''
 
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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 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''".
 
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==In real life==
 
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[[File:Megatherium.jpg|thumb|left|300px|An artist's depiction of a ''Megatherium'', or giant sloth]]
 
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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 [[wikipedia:Megatherium|Megatherium]] (although other similar species included [[wikipedia:Eremotherium|Eremotherium]], [[wikipedia:Promegatherium|Promegatherium]], and [[wikipedia:Prepotherium|Prepotherium]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatheriidae]). 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 [[forest|woodlands]] and [[grassland]]s. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatherium#Habitat]
 
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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 [[sloth]]s). They do not produce nearly as much food as an [[elephant]], despite their ancestors being nearly the same size.
 
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===A Megatherium skeleton in [[wikipedia:Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle|Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle]] ===
 
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[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Megatherium More pictures]
 
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Image:Megatherium americanum complete.JPG
 
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