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The sloth actually supplements their diet with photosynthetic algae that live on their fur. But their metabolism is very very slow.

• pvaldes 4y ago
  That would be equivalent to us carrying a lattice pot around and then eating the lattice. Not a real example of photosynthetic animals.
  • krageon 4y ago
    The solutions you describe are functionally identical, so I do not see why it wouldn't be a "real example".