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three-toed sloth

Observe the three-toed sloth eating foliage and moving about in its natural habitat, the tropical forest canopy

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth

three-toed sloth

Glimpse the Amazon Rainforest's diverse wildlife, from anacondas and sloths to macaws and capybaras

Hear how scientists are studying the sleep-related brain activity of animals and migratory birds

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Also Known As	Phyllophaga • tree sloth

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three-toed sloth

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth

three-toed sloth

Observe the three-toed sloth eating foliage and moving about in its natural habitat, the tropical forest canopy

Glimpse the Amazon Rainforest's diverse wildlife, from anacondas and sloths to macaws and capybaras

Hear how scientists are studying the sleep-related brain activity of animals and migratory birds

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brown-throated three-toed sloth two-toed sloth three-toed sloth pygmy three-toed sloth maned sloth Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth pale-throated three-toed sloth Pilosa anteater

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