Further-
more, the daily movements of sloth
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bears and American black bears—
which are similar in size to sloth bears
and have similar-sized home ranges—
reveal similar travel rates and distances, suggesting that if black bear cubs are
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able to keep up with their mother, so
too should sloth bear cubs. Q 11. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author’s argument in lines 18-26 (“Furthermore … sloth bear cubs”)? A Cub-carrying behavior has been observed in many non-myrmecophagous mammals. B Many of the largest myrmecophagous mammals do not typically exhibit cub-carrying behavior. C Some sloth bears have home ranges that are smaller in size than the average home ranges of black bears. D The locomotion of black bears is significantly more efficient than the locomotion of sloth bears. E The habitat of black bears consists of terrain that is significantly more varied than that of the habitat of sloth bears. |