Seahawks Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 JENA, Germany (AP) -- Scientists in the eastern German city of Jena said Wednesday they have finally given up after three years of failed attempts to entice a sloth into budging as part of an experiment in animal movement. The sloth, named Mats, was remanded to a zoo after consistently refusing to climb up and then back down a pole, as part of an experiment conducted by scientists at the University of Jena's Institute of Systematic Zoology and Evolutionary Biology. Neither pounds of cucumbers nor plates of homemade spaghetti were appetizing enough to make Mats move. "Mats obviously wanted absolutely nothing to do with furthering science," said Axel Burchardt, a university spokesman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mountainmatt Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Just think of the lab notebook: Day 1: didn't move Day 2: didn't move Day 3: didn't move (got drunk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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