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Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« on: February 02, 2007, 01:30:20 PM » |
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It must be Friday - I thought this was hilarious: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi...6S19.DTL&type=bondageScientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
Scientists in the eastern German city of Jena said Wednesday they have finally given up after three years of failed attempts to entice a sloth into budging as part of an experiment in animal movement.
The sloth, named Mats, was remanded to a zoo after consistently refusing to climb up and then back down a pole, as part of an experiment conducted by scientists at the University of Jena's Institute of Systematic Zoology and Evolutionary Biology.
Neither pounds of cucumbers nor plates of homemade spaghetti were appetizing enough to make Mats move.
"Mats obviously wanted absolutely nothing to do with furthering science," said Axel Burchardt, a university spokesman.
Mats' new home is the zoo in the northwestern city of Duisburg where, according to all reports, he is very comfortable.
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Re: Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2007, 01:36:24 PM » |
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Sloths are lazy.
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Re: Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2007, 01:36:57 PM » |
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Has any told the scientists what sloth means?
.....just sayin'
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Re: Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2007, 01:37:30 PM » |
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LOL  Even I'd move for homemade spaghetti.  (but I'd pass on the cucumbers  ) |
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Re: Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2007, 01:42:52 PM » |
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Hummingbirds aren't that literal.
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Re: Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2007, 02:25:25 PM » |
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Re: Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2007, 04:53:00 PM » |
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They were surprised about that?
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Re: Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2007, 05:09:52 PM » |
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And in other news, keepers at the San Diego Zoo can't get hippos to go on a diet.
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Re: Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2007, 05:23:23 PM » |
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Have they tried poking it with a sharp stick?
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Re: Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2007, 05:25:09 PM » |
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And in other news, keepers at the San Diego Zoo can't get hippos to go on a diet.
NO WAI!!!1  |
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Re: Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2007, 06:40:00 PM » |
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And in other news, keepers at the San Diego Zoo can't get hippos to go on a diet.
LMAO! Are you always on or what! Karma |
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Re: Scientists Can't Get Sloth to Move
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2007, 06:45:34 PM » |
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And in other news, keepers at the San Diego Zoo can't get hippos to go on a diet.
LMAO! Are you always on or what! Karma I'm always on something. |
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