树懒堪称哺乳动物界的"消化马拉松选手"，其食物分解耗时长达普通草食动物的5-20倍。为探究这种极端生理现象背后的微生物机制，科学家们对两种生态习性迥异的树懒——活动迟缓的Bradypus variegatus（代谢率更低）与相对活跃的Choloepus hoffmanni展开深度研究。 通过高通量宏基因组测序（metagenomics）和 ...

本研究首次报道了尼加拉瓜树懒（Bradypus variegatus和Choloepus hoffmanni）体表寄生蜱Amblyomma geayi和Amblyomma varium的发现，填补了该国蜱类宿主关联数据的空白。研究人员通过形态学鉴定确认两种蜱种，将尼加拉瓜Amblyomma属蜱类记录增至15种，并扩展了A. geayi的地理分布北限。该成果为理解人畜共患病传播 ...

Brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) in the wild, forest of Costa Rica, Latin America. Image via Depositphotos The three-toed sloth’s physiological traits exemplify its mastery of ...

Brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) in the wild, forest of Costa Rica, Latin America. Image via Depositphotos In the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, the three-toed ...

02/02/2022 11:30 UTC Go nuts: The more you eat, the longer you'll live New research suggests that nut eaters are less prone to heart disease and cancer -- and are thinner to boot 11/25/2013 02:00 ...

In Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic, humans may be the privileged class, but it's the replicants who are truly alive 08/26/2018 22:30 UTC Pandemic-related medical waste is polluting our oceans Face ...

Blood pressure (BP) profiles were monitored in nine free-ranging sloths (Bradypus variegatus) by coupling one common carotid artery to a BP telemetry transmitter. Animals moved freely in an isolated ...

This brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is very demure, very mindful in its habitat in Peru.

Browse 20+ bradypus variegatus stock videos and clips available to use in your projects, or start a new search to explore more stock footage and b-roll video clips. Sort by: Most popular ...

Abstract The three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) has been a victim of disorderly human interventions, leading to an increase in accidents and diseases for the species. This study aimed to provide a ...

In this guide, we’ll discuss 10 animals that sleep the most and the least, with five from each category, starting with those that catch the most Zs. Animals That Sleep the Most: Brown-Throated Sloth ...