Why are sloths so slow? According to Nautilus, scientists have found the answer in their DNA. By studying the two-toed sloth genome, researchers discovered that the animal's leisurely pace isn't a personality trait—it's encoded in their biology, an evolutionary strategy refined over millions of years to thrive in their rainforest habitat.

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