The behaviour and activity budgets of two sympatric sloths; Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 It is usually beneficial for species to restrict activity to a particular phase of the 24-hour cycle as this enables the development of morphological and behavioural adaptations to enhance survival under specific biotic and abiotic conditions.
Rebecca N. Cliffe +6 more
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Candidiasis in Choloepus sp.—A Review of New Advances on the Disease [PDF]
AnimalsCandidiasis is a significant fungal infection caused by various species of the genus Candida, posing health challenges to a wide range of animals, including Choloepus species (two-toed sloths).
Marina Sette Camara Benarrós +1 more
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Behavioural effects of noise on Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) in a walk-through enclosure [PDF]
Animal Welfare, 2023 Anthropogenic noise has been related to stress in captive animals; despite this there have been few studies on animal welfare assessment in walk-through zoo enclosures. We aimed to investigate the behavioural effects of noise on a male-female pair of two-
Yuri Garcia de Abreu Rezende +3 more
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Sloth metabolism may make survival untenable under climate change scenarios [PDF]
PeerJAlthough climate change is predicted to have a substantial effect on the energetic requirements of organisms, the longer-term implications are often unclear.
Rebecca N. Cliffe +6 more
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The Speaker Method: A Novel Release Method for Offspring Mammals and 5-Year Study on Three Costa Rican Mammals [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Nowadays, wild animals are threatened by humans, with the number of species and individuals decreasing during recent years. Wildlife rescue centers play a vital role in the conservation of wildlife populations.
Encarnación García-Vila +5 more
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Seroprevalence of Arboviruses and Genetic Characterization of Orbiviruses in Sloths from Western Panama [PDF]
VirusesArthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are an increasingly significant threat to public health in tropical regions. In this study, we investigated the seroprevalence of various arboviruses in two species of sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni and Bradypus ...
Rita Corrales +13 more
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Unbiased Virus Detection in a Danish Zoo Using a Portable Metagenomic Sequencing System [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is receiving increased attention for the detection of new viruses and infections occurring at the human–animal interface.
Anna S. Fomsgaard +5 more
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An update on the physiology of two- and three-toed sloths [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2000 Physiological and pharmacological research undertaken on sloths during the past 30 years is comprehensively reviewed. This includes the numerous studies carried out upon the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, anesthesia, blood chemistry ...
D.P. Gilmore +2 more
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Human-wildlife ecological interactions shape Escherichia coli population and resistome in two sloth species from Costa Rica [PDF]
npj Antimicrobials and ResistanceAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health concern, with natural ecosystems acting as reservoirs for resistant bacteria. We assessed AMR in Escherichia coli isolated from two wild sloth species in Costa Rica. E.
Cristina Calvo-Fernandez +8 more
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Acute Fatal Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus in a Captive Adult Linnaeus’s Two-Toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus) in Amazon Biome [PDF]
AnimalsThis study aims to report the dietary and daily management, clinical signs, complementary exams, and pathological findings related to an acute and fatal case of gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) in a captive Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus ...
Hanna Gabriela da Silva Oliveira +7 more
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