61. Sloth - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Encyclopedia article physical attributes of this animal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth

Sloth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article is about the South American mammal. For other uses, see Sloth (disambiguation) Sloths Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus Lake Gatun Republic of Panama Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Pilosa Suborder: Folivora Delsuc et al, 2001 Families Megalonychidae Bradypodidae Rathymotheriidae ... Megatheriidae Sloths are medium-sized mammals that live in Central and South America belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae , part of the order Pilosa . Most scientists call these two families the Folivora suborder, while some call it Phyllophaga. Sloths are omnivores . They may eat insects , small lizards and carrion , but their diet consists mostly of buds, tender shoots, and leaves. Sloths have made extraordinary adaptations to an arboreal browsing lifestyle. Leaves, their main food source, provide very little energy or nutrition and do not digest easily: sloths have very large, specialized, slow-acting stomachs with multiple compartments in which symbiotic bacteria break down the tough leaves.

62. Brown Throated Three-toed Sloth The brownthroated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) can be identified and distinguished from other members of its genus by the brown color of its fur http://bss.sfsu.edu/geog/bholzman/courses/fall99projects/sloth.htm

San Francisco State University Department of Geography Geography 316: Biogeography The Biogeography of the Brown-throated Three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) By: Christine Chan, student in Geography 316, Fall 1999 Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order : Endentata = Xenarthra or Suborder: Xenarthra Family: Bradypodidae Genus: Bradypus Species: Bradypus variegatus Description of Species The brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) can be identified and distinguished from other members of its genus by the brown color of its fur on the sides of its face and throat, prominent dark brown forehead, suborbital stripe outlining the ocular area of the face and shorter mandibular spout (Wetzel and Koch 1973; Wetzel and Avila-Pires 1980). Listed below is the average size and weight of an adult Bradypus variegatus (the geographic range of animals studied is from Nicaragua to Brazil), (Wetzel and Koch 1973; Wetzel and Avila-Pires 1980): Habitat Bradypus variegatus prefers trees with large crowns and selects them based on the amount of time the crowns are exposed to sun (Montgomery and Sunquist 1978). This behavior is related to its variable body temperature in which the genus Bradypus thermoregulates its body by moving into the trees when its hot and increasing its exposure to the sun when its cold (Montgomery and Sunquist 1978). It favors lower elevation humid forest conditions and is strictly arboreal. On occasion, Bradypus variegatus does leave the trees and crawls along the forest floor or swims in the flooded forest to find other trees for food. It has difficulty crawling but swims well ( Rodrigues; Britton 1941; Worman 1946; Tirler 1966), although it has never been known to dive into the water. Little change in climatic conditions and high light intensity are both factors that restrict Bradypus variegatus to this particular habitat.

63. Sloth Introduces four species believed to have inhabited the United States at the end of the last Ice Age. http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/larson/sloth.html

Ground Sloths Four species of ground sloths inhabited the United States at the end of the last Ice Age. These were Jefferson's ground sloth ( Megalonyx jeffersonii ), Laurillard's ground sloth ( Eremotherium laurillardi ), the Shasta ground sloth ( Nothrotheriops shastensis ), and Harlan's ground sloth ( Glossotherium harlani ). Of these four only two, Jefferson's and Harlan's ground sloths, are found in the midwestern U.S. Ground sloths were large relatives of the modern two-toed sloths ( Choloepus spp.) and three-toed sloths ( Bradypus spp.). Unlike modern sloths, which spend most of their time in trees, the ground sloths spent all of their time on the ground. This is fortunate because Jefferson's and Harlan's ground sloth were each about the size of an oxen. All four species of ground sloth had very large claws. However, all were herbivores. They had relatively small, blunt teeth, which they probably used for browsing on trees and shrubs. The shape of their hip bones indicates that they could stand up on their hind legs. This would allow them to reach high up into trees for the best leaves and twigs. The picture above shows a reconstruction of Jefferson's ground sloth from the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History Reconstruction of Harlan's Ground Sloth Harlan's ground sloth is reconstructed as looking quite similar to Jefferson's, but was a grazing form. This reconstruction of a Harlan's ground sloth is in the museum at Mastodon State Historic Site near Kimmswick, Missouri. The Historic Site is located at the Kimmswick Site. This archaeological site is one of the most intriguing sites known dating from the time of the Clovis people.

64. Three-Toed Sloth, Three-Toed Sloth Profile, Facts, Information, Photos, Pictures Get threetoed sloth profile, facts, information, photos, pictures, sounds, habitats, reports, news, and more from National Geographic. http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/three-toed-sloth.html

Site Index Subscriptions Shop Newsletters ... Catalog Quick Shop Sign up for free Newsletters Once a month get new photos and expert tips. Sign up advertisement Animals Animals Main Amphibians Birds ... A-Z Three-Toed Sloth Bradypus sp. A three-toed sloth Photograph by Joel Sartore Three-Toed Sloth Profile Sloths are identified by the number of long, prominent claws that they have on each front foot. There are both two-toed and three-toed sloths. All sloths are built for life in the treetops. They spend nearly all of their time aloft, hanging from branches with a powerful grip aided by their long claws. (Dead sloths have been known to retain their grip and remain suspended from a branch.) Sloths even sleep in trees, and they sleep a lot—some 15 to 20 hours every day. Even when awake they often remain motionless. At night they eat leaves, shoots, and fruit from the trees and get almost all of their water from juicy plants. Sloths mate and give birth while hanging in the trees. Three-toed sloth babies are often seen clinging to their mothers—they travel by hanging on to them for the first nine months of their lives. The three-toed sloth emits a long, high-pitched call that echoes through the forests as "ahh-eeee." Because of this cry these sloths are sometimes called

65. Giant Sloth The giant ground sloth was one of the enormous creatures that thrived during the ice ages. Looking a little bit like an oversized hamster it probably fed on http://www.unmuseum.org/sloth.htm

The Museum of UnNatural Mystery pop up description layer HOME Cryptozoology UFO Mysteries Aviation ... Cyclorama @import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); UnMuseum Search Bones of a giant ground sloth from the ice age. Giant Sloth The giant ground sloth was one of the enormous creatures that thrived during the ice ages. Looking a little bit like an oversized hamster it probably fed on leaves found on the lower branches of trees or bushes. The largest of these ground sloths was Megatherium which grew to the size of a modern elephant with a weight over five tons. Giant Sloths had very large, dangerous-looking claws. Despite their size they were probably only used to strip leaves or bark from plants. Their teeth were small and blunt in keeping with their herbivore diet. Examinations of their hip bones suggests that they could stand on their hind legs to extend their grazing as high as twenty feet. Were Some Giant Sloths Really Carnivorous?

66. Kids Zone: Sloth Perhaps my favorite animal found the rainforest is the sloth. Costa Rica is home to two of the five species of sloth, the twotoed (Chollepus hoffmanni) and http://www.wildernessclassroom.com/students/archives/2005/03/sloth.html

WildernessClassroom.com Close Window Click To Enlarge A sloth has tiny ears and doesn't hear very well. But it has great eyesight, a good sense of smell, and is sensitive to vibrations. SLOTHS Perhaps my favorite animal found the rainforest is the sloth. Costa Rica is home to two of the five species of sloth, the two-toed ( Chollepus hoffmanni ) and three-toed sloth ( Bradypus variegatus The sloth is the slowest mammal on Earth. It takes a month for a sloth to move 1 kilometer! Sloths are arboreal animals, which means that they spend most of their lives hanging upside-down from tree branches. They eat, sleep, mate, and give birth upside-down in the trees. They hold onto tree branches with strong, curved claws that are on each of their four feet Sloths are herbivores. They eat leaves, tender young trees, and fruit. But it's hard to find time to eat during the sloth's busy schedule that includes sleeping about 15-18 hours each day. The main difference between the two-toed and three-toed sloths (besides the number of toes) is that the three-toed sloth is diurnal and the two-toed sloth is nocturnal. Both of the animals are about 1.5 - 2 feet in length. Both species have a stumpy tail.

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68. Animal Info - Maned Three-toed Sloth The maned threetoed sloth is restricted to the Atlantic coastal forests of eastern Brazil. It is found in tropical coastal forest, most typically in areas http://www.animalinfo.org/species/bradtorq.htm

Animal Info - Maned Three-toed Sloth (Other Names: Ai-Igapo, Ai-Pixuna, Brazilian Three-toed Sloth, Maned Sloth, Preguiça-de-Coleira, Preguiça-Preta) Bradypus torquatus Status Endangered Contents Profile Picture Tidbits Status and Trends ... References Profile Pictures: Maned Three-toed Sloth #1 (12 Kb JPEG); Maned Three-toed Sloth #2 (77 Kb JPEG) Terrambiente The maned three-toed sloth has a small head, tiny eyes and ears, and a small tail hidden in its fur. It is about 50 cm (20") long and weighs up to 4.5 kg (10 lb). Algae, mites, ticks, beetles, and even moths live in the coarse outer coat, which is long, dark, and manelike around its head, neck, and shoulders. Its underfur is fine, dense, and pale. The maned three-toed sloth is restricted to the Atlantic coastal forests of eastern Brazil . It is found in tropical coastal forest, most typically in areas with an annual precipitation of at least 1,200 mm (47"). The maned three-toed sloth can be found in secondary forest habitats. The maned three-toed sloth is found at altitudes from sea level to around 1,000 m (3300'). The maned three-toed sloth eats the leaves, buds, and soft twigs of a few forest trees, especially those of the Cecropia. It comes to the ground only to defecate, or to move to another tree if it cannot travel through the branches. It rarely descends to the ground because, when it is on a level surface, it is unable to stand and walk. On the ground the sloth can only drag itself along by its longer, stronger front legs and claws. Its main defense is to stay still and unnoticed or to lash out with its formidable claws. On the other hand, it can swim well. The maned three-toed sloth is a solitary animal.

69. Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre - Jefferson's Ground Sloth This ground sloth ( Megalonyx jeffersonii ) is one of the most unusual of North American Ice Age mammals. Its bones are so peculiar that whenever I http://www.beringia.com/02/02maina1.html

Jefferson's Ground Sloth This ground sloth ( Megalonyx jeffersonii ) is one of the most unusual of North American Ice Age mammals. Its bones are so peculiar that whenever I encounter an "unrecognizable" large mammal bone in the Old Crow Basin of the northern Yukon, Megalonyx is the first animal I consider. This long-haired, ox-sized mammal was one of several, including the American mastodon ( Mammut americanum ), the giant short-faced bear ( Arctodus simus ) and flat-headed peccary ( Platygonus compressus ), to enter the Yukon and Alaska from southern North America. The main mammalian invasion of Canada came from Eurasia via the "Bering Isthmus". This species is of historical as well as paleontological significance, for Thomas Jefferson's lecture on Megalonyx ("great claw") to the American Philosophical Society in 1797 marked the beginning of vertebrate paleontology in North America. Appropriately, Megalonyx jeffersonii was named for the third president of the United States. Jefferson's ground sloth, the largest known species of

70. Sloth --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on sloth treedwelling mammal noted for its slowness of movement. All five living species are limited to the lowland http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9068223/sloth

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71. BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Shasta Ground Sloth The Shasta ground sloth is like no animal alive today. It was about the size of a cow and had shaggy reddish brown fur. It had a long neck and relatively http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3010.shtml

@import '/includes/tbenh.css'; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index 25 January 2008 Accessibility help Text only Animals Prehistoric Life ... BBC Homepage In Animals Planet Earth Birds Mammals ... Contact Us Like this page? Send it to a friend! You are here: BBC Animals Shasta ground sloth Nothrotheriops shastensis The extinct Shasta ground sloth was a bizarre looking, cow-sized herbivore, which inhabited the south-western parts of ice age North America. Statistics Length: 2.75m (9ft), Weight: up to 250kg (550lb). Physical Description The Shasta ground sloth is like no animal alive today. It was about the size of a cow and had shaggy reddish brown fur. It had a long neck and relatively small head. A very large stout tail and powerful hind legs enabled it to rear up and reach leaves on shrubs and trees. Its legs were built in such a way that it would have walked with a waddling motion using the outer sides of its hind feet and the knuckles on its front feet. Distribution Southern parts of North America, especially in the canyons of the southwest. Habitat Shasta ground sloths inhabited the dry canyons, open woodlands and scrublands of south-western North America.

72. Two-Toed Sloth - Choloepus Hoffmanni TwoToed Sloth choloepus hoffmanni. Information on One of the World s Most Unique Small Mammals The Sloth. http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/two-toed-sloth.cfm

Login Cams Gallery Gift Shop ... About Two-Toed Sloth - choloepus hoffmanni By: C.M.Shorter Two-Toed Sloth Picture The Two-Toed Sloth choloepus hoffmanni often referred to as Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth is one of the world's most unique small mammals. Present day Sloth ancestors can be traced back to about 60 million years ago when there were both tree and ground Sloths. Some species of the now extinct giant Ground Sloth were as large as an elephant. All modern day living Sloths are Two-Toed Sloth or Three-Toed Sloths and classified as tree sloths. During the Ice Age, Giant Ground Sloths moved into North America from its origin in South America followed by their close relatives, the Armadillos which were probably the ultimate ancestor of the Sloth. Sloths are also related to anteaters in a group of mammals known as edentates . Sloths do have cheek teeth but are lacking incisors and canines and also make use of their hard lips to help tear at foraged food. CLICK HERE TO SEE ANIMAL WEBCAMS Should you decide to go on a wild animal safari, you will have to look high up in the treetop canopy cover to observe a sloth in the wild. Sloths are famous for their ability to live and perform almost all basic life functions while hanging upside down suspended in mid-air!

73. What Is A Sloth? A sloth is an arboreal mammal indigenous to the South American Rainforests. The name has come to suggest laziness or slowness, is rooted in easy, http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-sloth.htm

What is a Sloth? ad_unit_target='mainAdUnit'; X Close this window A sloth is an arboreal mammal indigenous to the South American Rainforests. The name has come to suggest laziness or slowness, is rooted in easy, slow-moving lifestyle of sloths. The sloth is very slow and deliberate in its movements, living upside down in rainforest trees for most of its life. Its digestive system is likewise slow. A traditional meal of leaves may take as much as a month to completely digest. The modern sloth is relatively small in size. Most are approximately two feet (.61 m) long. They may weigh approximately nine pounds (roughly four kg). They have small eyes and ears, and only some varieties have tails. Their brown or grey coats are fuller toward the head and upper body, and they have an undercoat of dense fur. Average life expectancy in the wild ranges between 10-20 years, while the sloth in captivity may live up to 40 years. The sloth’s prehistoric ancestor is the Giant Ground Sloth, Megatherium , which may have been as large as the modern elephant. Unlike modern sloths, the Ground Sloth was not arboreal, and its size made it virtually invulnerable to predators. Past studies suggest the saber-toothed tiger might have preyed on the giant sloth, but most scientists now dismiss this suggestion. The sloth was simply too large, and could counter an attack viciously if necessary. Like its prehistoric ancestors, today’s sloths are mostly herbivores. They occasionally eat small insects and lizards, but in general their digestive system is ideally suited to consuming leaves from rainforest trees. Sloths seldom descend from their arboreal homes because they do not need to drink water; they get as much hydration as they need from leaf consumption.

74. Sloth@Everything2.com A sloth is a tailless arboreal mammal found in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. The threetoed sloth (genus Bradypus), http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=sloth

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