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Hoffman's two-toed sloth Seen beside the road back from Tortuguero - very peaceful sleeper Choloepus hoffmanni,Costa Rica,Hoffmanns two-toed sloth Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Hoffman's two-toed sloth

Seen beside the road back from Tortuguero - very peaceful sleeper

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Currently saving energy for its next main activity: another nap. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View NattyOne's profile
      NattyOne
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      Indeed & then eventually after a week or so a trip to the ground! Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Ernst's profile
    Ernst
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    I want to see them one day. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View NattyOne's profile
      NattyOne
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      We were very lucky with this one as he/she was only about 4 metres up in a small tree. Posted 5 years ago

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The Hoffmanns two-toed sloth

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, also known as the northern two-toed sloth is a species of sloth from Central and South America. It is a solitary, largely nocturnal and arboreal animal, found in mature and secondary rainforests and deciduous forests. The common name commemorates the German naturalist Karl Hoffmann.

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Similar species: Anteaters And Sloths
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Uploaded Mar 10, 2020. Captured Aug 5, 2018 16:50.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/395s
  • ISO1600
  • 127mm