Abstract Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 (the brown-throated three-toed sloth), is 1 of 4 extant three-toed sloths. A highcanopy folivore, B. variegatus is distributed over southern Central America ...
As human population, food consumption, and demand for forest products continue to rise over the next century, the pressures of landuse change on biodiversity are projected to intensify. In tropical ...
Three-toed sloths (Bradypus Variegatus) do everything at glacial speeds–including reproduce. Females give birth once every 15 months and to one baby at a time. Combine that with the fact that sloths ...
Three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) are the slowest mammals on Earth, according to scientists who have spent 15 years studying these lazy tree-dwellers. When it comes to saving energy, three-toed ...
Famously sluggish sloths spend most of their lives upside down. But unlike humans, these creatures don't have trouble breathing in that inverted position, because their internal organs are fixed in ...
This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's ...
Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert ...
Life is going to present special challenges to any creature named for a deadly sin. Sloths really deserved better. They could have been called deliberates or contemplatives. How sloths conceive of ...
Famously sluggish sloths spend most of their lives upside down. But unlike humans, these creatures don't have trouble breathing in that inverted position, because their internal organs are fixed in ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback