When you enjoy the cold wind in the room that comes from the air conditioner, without dust, away from the attacks of “bloodthirsty” mosquitoes or bacteria after the food is cooked, have you ever Wondering about the harsh life of the natural world out there? Wild animals can survive because mother nature has given them thick skins, sharp claws and superior digestive systems that can resist viruses and bacteria?

In fact, scientists recently unearthed the remains of a huge group of extinct animals in Ecuador and found that mother nature showed no mercy for their fate, instead. is to not hesitate to sprinkle salt on their spears and cause them to suffer extinction.

Eremotherium is an extinct genus of terrestrial sloth in the family Megatheriidae, endemic to North and South America during the Pleistocene epoch.

These giant bones are still shocking many people to this day. They are too large and belong to the giant animal of the Americas – Eremotherium laurillardi (giant ground sloth). They lived from about 18,000 years ago to 23,000 years ago. The giant ground sloth may be the tallest animal in the world that can stand on two legs. They are somewhat similar in appearance to modern bears. When they stand up on their hind legs, they can grow up to 5-6 meters tall.

The team of experts applied carbon isotope dating and discovered most of the giant ground sloth bones in Tanque Loma dating back to 18,000-23,000 years. Sedimentary, geochemical and fossil data indicate that this was once an anoxic, possibly swampy environment and experienced periodic droughts.

Therefore, when standing on two legs, they will probably make many people feel scared if they still exist today. By comparison, Tyrannosaurus had a hip height of 4 meters and a head height of no more than 6 meters, so the size of this animal could be equated to that of a tyrannosaur.

But in fact, they are not the terrors of animals of the same time as the tyrannosaurs because the giant ground sloth is a vegetarian and extremely lazy animal.

Their head height was similar to that of Tyrannosaurus Rex, but was not used to chew on the skulls of other animals, instead chewing the leaves of the plants above.

Scientists have discovered 575 bones from a multigenerational group of at least 22 giant ground sloths stored in the same soil layer – which means they died at roughly the same time in one place. area along the southwest coast of Ecuador called Tanque Loma.

The place where they died was in a hole and found a lot of chewed and digested plants in the hole. The surrounding soil shows that the area was formerly a regular dry marsh. But the cause of their death is remarkable.

The cause of their death came from the high temperature and drought at that time, so these giant ground sloths were forced to gather together in puddles to avoid being attacked by mosquitoes and the high temperature of the weather. labour.

And when their habitat is gradually narrowed, it will mean that their moving area will be less and their droppings will gradually pollute the water, making what they eat and drink. Pollution and pathogens from their own feces have gradually killed this population.

Some people may say, this is just speculation and has low confidence, but in reality, this kind of “tragedy” is not uncommon in the wild.

In the 1970s, during the dry season in Tanzania, Africa, a group of hippos was forced to live in a small lake. In just one week, the hippopotamus population dropped from 140 to 40 because the water was contaminated with their droppings.

Based on the fossil record, the diverse ages of the giant ground sloths and the large amount of manure corresponding to the plants they ate, they determined that they died at the same time. Giant ground sloths may have been eaten by humans or other animals, or perished in a geological event, such as a volcanic eruption or flood. Most likely they came to the lake during a drought, but were too sick or infected to die.

Therefore, it can be said that modern people are living an extremely lucky life. If we lived in the wild like prehistoric creatures, our average life expectancy would be only 20 or 30 years because if we weren’t hunted by wild animals, we would also be killed. killed by pathogens in his feces.

The reason why we live to the present is not nature’s gift to us, but that we have struggled to get rid of “suffering” and take control of our own destiny – the ruler of the Earth. Land.