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  2. Two-toed sloth - Wikipedia

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    Although the term "two-fingered" sloth is arguably less misleading, the shorter "two-toed" is much more widely used. [ note 1 ] Members of Choloepus are larger than three-toed sloths, having a body length of 58 to 70 centimetres (23 to 28 in), and weighing 4 to 8 kilograms (8.8 to 17.6 lb).

  3. Hoffmann's two-toed sloth - Wikipedia

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    Hoffmann's two-toed sloth climbing in a cage at Ueno Zoo (video) The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), 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.

  4. Megalonychidae - Wikipedia

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    A morphological tree of Megalonychidae, based on the work of Stinnesbeck and colleagues (2021). [15] ( Note that this tree does not conform to genetic studies, as it includes the Caribbean sloths Neocnus, Parocnus Megalocnus and Arcatocnus which have been placed in the separate family Megalocnidae, well as the two toed sloths (Choloepus), which are placed in the clade Mylodontoidea).

  5. Smiling Baby Sloth Getting Some Enrichment Time Is Beyond ...

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    Molé is a Two-toed Sloth that sadly doesn't have a mother and is staying with the animal rescue while he's still young. Thomas got to get up close and personal with the animal, who was positively ...

  6. Baby sloth cuddled up with parents might be cutest thing you ...

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    A zoo in Massachusetts recently welcomed a small furry creature: a newborn baby sloth. The animal, a Linne’s two-toed sloth, was born on March 3 and appears healthy and strong, according to a ...

  7. Paramylodon - Wikipedia

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    Paramylodon is an extinct genus of sloth from the extinct family Mylodontidae.Mylodontidae is grouped together with modern two-toed sloths of the family Choloepodidae and the extinct Scelidotheriidae, in the superfamily Mylodontoidea, with the former family being their closest living relatives.

  8. Baby Two-Toed Sloth Born at San Diego Zoo Snuggles Into ... - AOL

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    California’s San Diego Zoo announced the recent birth of a two-toed sloth with an adorable video of the new resident snuggling into her mother’s fur.The female Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth was ...

  9. Linnaeus's two-toed sloth - Wikipedia

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    The two-toed sloth falls prey to wild cats such as the ocelot and jaguar as well as large birds of prey such as the harpy and crested eagles. Predation mainly occurs when the sloth descends to the ground in order to defecate or change trees. [7] Anacondas have also been known to hunt sloths. [7]