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Acratocnus simorhynchus, a sloth from eastern Hispaniola known from remains dated to about 20,000 years before present. [24] Acratocnus ye, a sloth known only from Hispaniola. [25] Megalocnus zile, a sloth known from both Hispaniola and the satellite island of Tortuga, apparently much rarer than its Cuban relative M. rodens. [26]
The Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) was established in 1989 with the primary objective being the preservation of Roatán's natural resources through education and research. [9] RIMS is located in Sandy Bay, specifically in Anthony's Key Resort, on the northwest coast of Roatán with over 50 kilometres (30 miles) of fringing and ...
Próspera, officially Próspera ZEDE, is a charter city on the island of Roatán in the Central American state of Honduras.The city is a special economic zone with its own fiscal, regulatory, and legal framework. [2]
Unfortunately, the bulk of sloth species that once roamed the earth -- some of which grew to be the size of elephants -- cannot say the same. Long ago, there Sloths were once as large as elephants
The Sloth Conservation Foundation (SloCo) is a non-profit organisation based in Costa Rica that is dedicated to the protection of sloths living in wild and human-modified habitats through research, education and community-based conservation. [1] [2] [3] SloCo was founded in 2017 by sloth researcher Dr. Rebecca Cliffe. [4] [5]
The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica (Spanish: Santuario de Perezosos de Costa Rica) is a privately owned animal rescue center located near the city of Cahuita. The Sanctuary is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, research, and release of injured or orphaned sloths. [1] Tours of the Sanctuary are offered to the public.
Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) is a scientific research center located in Roatán, department of Islas de la Bahía, in the Republic of Honduras. [ 1 ] It is part of Anthony's Key Resort, a tourist complex belonging to the Galindo family, that offers accommodations in bungalows , kayaking , spas , excursions and various ...
Nothrotheriops is a genus of Pleistocene ground sloth found in North America, from what is now central Mexico to the southern United States. [1] This genus of bear-sized xenarthran was related to the much larger, and far more famous Megatherium, although it has recently been placed in a different family, Nothrotheriidae. [2]