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Three-toed Sloth Over the flooded forest by Rio Guaviare Bradypus variegatus,Brown-throated sloth,Damas del Nare Click/tap to enlarge

Three-toed Sloth

Over the flooded forest by Rio Guaviare

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
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    Wow, awesome! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View NattyOne's profile
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      It hadn't moved in 8 hrs between heading in & heading out Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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        Even the lichen growing on it is like...come on, move! Posted 5 years ago
        1. View NattyOne's profile
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          Oh yes _ I think I have some better (with faces) from Costa Rica - which I'll get to eventually Posted 5 years ago
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            To stay in the sloth theme, we'll patiently await those :) Posted 5 years ago
            1. View Christine Young's profile
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              No movement in 8 hours, that is hilarious. I love sloths for all their unique quirks. Did you know that they only defecate once every 1-3 weeks? It can take their digestive system weeks to digest a single meal. And, their poops are so big that they can weigh 1/3 of the animal's entire weight. furthermore, because of their slow digestion, they can't fart, or else they could implode their intestines. Instead, the gas gets released into their bloodstream and then is breathed out through their lungs, which literally means that they have fart breath. Posted 5 years ago
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                omg lol. Posted 5 years ago
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                Fascinating, I didn't know the size of their deposits, nor the method of producing fart-breath - Isn't nature wonderful - I think the fastest they ever travel is when swimming Posted 5 years ago
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                  Nature blows my mind :)

                   Posted 5 years ago
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              Yes, they'll turn up like buses in England, all at once - just had talk with my younger son - currently finishing a 3 month trip round South America - he'd seen Harpy Eagles near leticia. Ahh!!!! Posted 5 years 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 Jan 28, 2020. Captured Jul 28, 2019 15:29.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO2000
  • 127mm