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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Multi‐Species Canopy Latrines in Costa Rican Cloud Forests: A Mammal Interactions Hub in a Single Tree Species [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionWe report the discovery of arboreal multi‐species mammal latrines in montane cloud forests of Costa Rica. We surveyed 169 trees from 29 species. Canopy multi‐species latrines were only found in 11 individuals of a single tree species, Ficus tuerckheimii.
Jeremy Quirós‐Navarro +2 more
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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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Metastatic calcification and nephrosclerosis in an adult sloth (Choloepus hoffmani)
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 2022 Multiple fragments of various organs from the necropsy of an adult sloth (Choloepus hoffmani) were received. The animal, prior to its death, had presented decay and poor general body condition, which is why it was euthanized.
Roberto W. I. Olivares +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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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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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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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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Elevated retrocopy burden and sloth-specific expansions illuminate mammalian genome evolution [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Xenarthrans, comprising sloths, anteaters, and armadillos, represent one of the most morphologically and physiologically specialized mammalian clades, yet the genomic basis of their adaptations remains poorly understood.
Marcela Uliano-Silva +11 more
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