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World Service,2 mins

Do sloths really sleep all day?

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In London Zoo's rainforest exhibit keeper Lucy Hawley describes the resting and eating habits of sloths, and Dr Michael Greaney, senior lecturer in English literature at Lancaster University discusses the origins of the word sloth. Photo : ZSL

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