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Main idea of the paragraph: Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth.

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Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth.

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Sloths have a round head, small ears, and sad-looking eyes. They can turn their head almost all the way around and have a mouth shape that looks like a smile.

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Sloths are very cute to look at.

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Sloths host various plants and creatures, appearing green due to tiny plants on their fur, which camouflages them among tree leaves. Moths and insects also inhabit their fur.

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Sloths are home to other plants and creatures.

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Benjamin’s class was learning about unusual animals.

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Benjamin’s class was learning about unusual animals.

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Many sloths lived in the city parks of Santa Cruz years ago.

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Years ago, many sloths lived in the city parks of Santa Cruz.

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Problem with sloths in city parks.

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There was a problem with having the sloths in the city parks.

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Benjamin’s class arrived at the zoo and searched for sloths. He was disappointed not to see them. His teacher pointed out one sloth nearby, which was cuter in person than in pictures.

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Benjamin looked and looked, but he didn’t see the sloths.

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