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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Replying to @beckycliffe06

@beckycliffe06 Can you recommend any studies on sloth pee and it's relationship to the territory habits? I have a strange hunch.

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

@beckycliffe06 I think algea in fur is a red herring - actual reason for it is they pee on themselves and high ammonia is like how lions signal territory?

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

@beckycliffe06 Or at least its' a contributing factor. I read that some species have 11-1 female to male ratio: structure sounds like a pride of lions.

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

@beckycliffe06 If sloths are slow, the effects that lead to male lions to mark large territory might scale too. "large" becomes relative to travel speed?

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

@beckycliffe06 The algae in hair gets relegated as an artifact of interest in swimming.Here's a cute video of sloths peeing https://t.co/nc8plAGbQU

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

@beckycliffe06 The hair adaptation that 'catches' algae might actually be a surface area thing that helps them spread their scent?

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

@beckycliffe06 And so ecosystem on their back actually helps get rid of the clogging algea their high ammonia pee causes. Leads to better mate signaling.

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

@beckycliffe06 If... they are attracted to urea/amonia smells it would also explain this strange thing I found: https://t.co/VdPgBEK7Q2

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

@beckycliffe06 I don't know why it's not more obvious: "you will reek of urine" https://t.co/cQvxAPHO9Z - It makes sense as a long distance communication.

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UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

@beckycliffe06 The bearcat does something similar with bacteria:https://t.co/KEV7Ahjr5Y https://t.co/mqycXYnJsa

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