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Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth My garden sloth had a big day today. It was time to move from one cecropia to another. After all that work, it was time to take a nap. Bradypus variegatus,Brown-throated sloth,Costa Rica,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth

My garden sloth had a big day today. It was time to move from one cecropia to another. After all that work, it was time to take a nap.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    It looks so awake and energetic, it's honesty exhausting to watch.

    PS: was this in Costa Rica?     Posted 9 months ago
    1. View Mike Melton's profile
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      Oops. Forgot to geotag! Yes, this was in my yard in Costa Rica. Its big adventure for the day was to climb from one tree to another and then sleep for eight hours. Posted 8 months ago, modified 8 months ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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        Thanks for the geotag.

        Your description of its day was so action-packed, that I'll need some more time to process it. Maybe tomorrow. Or the day after.         Posted 8 months ago
      2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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        Almost forgot a fact I learned a few years ago. When sloths hang upside down on a branch by their claws, this requires zero muscle tension. Meaning, if they'd die in that position (i.e. hunter), they will not drop. They really take their slowness very serious. Posted 8 months ago
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          Yeah, it's been hanging like that today in the rain. Another big day today: it went out on a branch for two meters, ate some cecropia seeds and then napped some more. Posted 8 months ago
          1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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            Hope it takes a few days to properly digest that :) Posted 8 months ago
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    Great shot Mike!! Posted 8 months ago
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      Mike Melton
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      Thanks! Posted 8 months ago

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The Brown-throated sloth

The brown-throated sloth is a species of three-toed sloth found in the neotropical ecozone. It is the most common of the four species of three-toed sloth, and is found in the forests of South and Central America.

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Similar species: Anteaters And Sloths
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Uploaded Dec 8, 2024. Captured in PW7W+3W Provincia de Alajuela, Upala, Costa Rica.
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