The Sloth Conservation Foundation - Do you love avocados? Did you know you have sloths to thank for these delicious, nutritious, green fruits that most of us are fortunate enough to have
![James Wong on Twitter: "Plants cover their seeds in tasty fruity flesh to entice animals to scoff them & spread them in their droppings. This makes sense with apples and cherries. But James Wong on Twitter: "Plants cover their seeds in tasty fruity flesh to entice animals to scoff them & spread them in their droppings. This makes sense with apples and cherries. But](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dku_VBqWsAAwG_-.jpg:large)
James Wong on Twitter: "Plants cover their seeds in tasty fruity flesh to entice animals to scoff them & spread them in their droppings. This makes sense with apples and cherries. But
Sloth of the day - Next time you eat guacamole, thank a giant ground sloth! These 15-ft animals ate avocado whole, traveled, and then pooped, depositing the pits in new places. Most
![Love guacamole? Thank the ground sloths. Avocados and other large seeded fruits were propagated by prehistoric megafauna eating them whole and were spread far and wide in their poops! : r/Awwducational Love guacamole? Thank the ground sloths. Avocados and other large seeded fruits were propagated by prehistoric megafauna eating them whole and were spread far and wide in their poops! : r/Awwducational](https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/RQ0FZT4olfK1CHwQDXO07k0xFyc=/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3592802/megalonyx.0.jpg)