Why did the Giant Ground Sloths Vanish?

Ground Sloths (not all giant) had a massive presence in all South American ecosystems and many North American ones too. They weren't some ancient creature that went extinct millions of years ago, they were seamlessly incorporated into habitats alongside animals still living today. Then in a blink of an eye, in evolutionary terms, they went completely extinct. To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/MothLightMedia To donate to my PayPal (thank you): https://www.paypal.me/mothlightmedia To buy merchandise: teespring.com/en-GB/stores/moth-light... Email: [email protected] If I have used artwork that belongs to you but have neglected to credit it this will just be because I was unable to find one. If this has happened please contact me and I will add a credit. Some artwork has been altered for the purposes of bettering them for video format; these alterations were done independent from the artists who created the original work, so they are not responsible for any inaccuracies that could have occurred with the changes being made. Sources: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4389270/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3973278/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11732909/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-014-0184-1 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article/2/2/140256/113343/A-new-enigmatic-Late-Miocene-mylodontoid-sloth https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325036515_Evolutionary_adaptation_to_aquatic_lifestyle_in_extinct_sloths_can_lead_to_systemic_alteration_of_bone_structure https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Measurements-of-astragali-in-Megatheriines_tbl1_248623199 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950117223000237 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5916513/