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The Megatherium by J. V. von Scheffel

The Megatherium - by Joseph Victor von Scheffel, translated by Charles G. Leland This moralizing poem is about the dangers of acting like a giant ground sloth. Don't be slow or lazy and you won't go extinct. Guest artwork by Zélie.

December 10, 2021January 26, 2022fossil, german, ground sloth, ice age, megatherium, pleistocene, sloth, victorian1 Comment

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