The Sloth's Busy Inner Life

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. The article is about how scientists sought to understand why some sloths descend from trees, risking their lives, to defecate on the ground. Their research results suggest that the behavior is to increase the benefit gained from the sloth's mutualists: moths and algae.
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Direct Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/science/the-sloths-busy-inner-life.html

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: nitrogen, three-toed sloth, mutualism, ecosystem, observations, claims, research, organisms, relationship, moth, ecology, interdependence, interaction, algae, informational text, text complexity
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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