Sloths in new study are stronger on their left side

The consistent tendency for left sidedness across the individuals researched was unexpected

- Stuart Blackman

SLOTHS ARE SLOW FOR A REASON - TO minimise energy expenditure to survive on a diet of rough foliage. For the same reason, they also scrimp on muscle mass. But new research published in Journal of Zoology shows that they haven't compromised on their grip strength. Melody Young and colleagues at the New York Institute of Technology have found that the grip of brown-throated three-toed sloths is, relative to their body mass, stronger than any arb