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Bradypodidae [‚brād·i′pä·də‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) A family of mammals in the order Edentata comprising the true sloths. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The trees were alive with toucans, scarlet macaws, hawks, a baby boa constrictor sleeping on a branch just off the beach at Matapalo, and a three-toed sloth high in a tree. But it wasn't all meetings: Our trip was enlivened by encounters with barking howler monkeys, flocks of multi-colored butterflies, a three-toed sloth, and a recently downed deer, still warm from the jaws of a rainforest cat. Some of those studies have suggested that the treed-welling lifestyle of all living varieties of two-toed and three-toed sloths evolved only once. |
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