#choloepodidae

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A baby Northern two toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) eating tree leaves in Costa Rica

by Erika (WhiteEye2)

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Hoffman's Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni

A sloth from Central and South America. They often move slowly through the canopy for about eight hours each night, and spend much of the day sleeping in tangles of lianas. They move only very slowly, typically at around 0.14 m/s (0.46 ft/s), although they can move up to 50% faster when excited.

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Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth, photographed by Susan Gerber, (source)

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Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

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Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth Choloepus didactylus

The largest living sloth species, they are found in northern South America. Two-toed sloths live in ever-wet tropical rainforests that are hot and humid. They tend to live in areas where there is a lot of vine growth so they can easily travel from tree to tree in the canopies of the forests. Similar to other sloth species, have a low rate of metabolism despite their relatively large body mass.

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Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth, unknown photographer, (source)

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Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth, unknown photographer, (source)

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Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth, photographed by Suzi Eszterhas, (source)