This is a picture of a Joshua tree that I took in the Mohave desert:
And this is an artist’s view of the giant sloth, which roamed the Mohave desert until their extinction about 11,000 years ago:
Joshua trees are an endangered species, and scientists now believe that the demise of the giant sloth had led to their endangerment. The sloths would eat the flowers of the tree, and the seeds would be disbursed in their dung. Without any more sloths, it is harder for the trees to reproduce.
Just imagine the giant sloth bending over to eat some flowers:
