Footprints provide clues to how humans stalked and hunted giant sloths

Among the glistening dunes of New Mexico's White Sands National Monument, scientists have been taken aback by the discovery of footprints.

The footprints belong to the extinct giant ground sloth, measuring seven to eight feet tall when on its hind legs, and sporting razor-like claws — vastly different to the lazy looking sloths you're familiar with today. 

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But it's what's inside these sloth footprints that's captivated researchers: human footprints. This suggests hunters were possibly following the ground sloth step-for-step, despite the animal's ability to strike and kill. Read more...

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