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A new Megatheriinae skull (Xenarthra, Tardigrada) from the pliocene of northern venezuela – Implications for a giant sloth dispersal to central and North America [PDF]
, 2018 A skull of a ground sloth from the Pliocene San Gregorio Formation documents a northern neotropical occurrence of a megatheriine that addresses issues on intraspecific variation and biogeography. The new specimen is broadly similar in size and morphology
Brandoni, Diego +3 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992 Characterization is given of a new parasite, Leishmania equatoriensis sp.n. wich was isolated from the viscera of a sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) and a squirrel (Sciurus granatensis), captured in humid tropical forest onthe Pacific Coast of Ecuador.
Gabriel Grimaldi Júnior +5 more
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Choloepus hoffmanni (Pilosa: Megalonychidae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2011 Abstract Choloepus hoffmanni Peters, 1858 (Hoffmann's two-toed sloth) is 1 of 2 extant two-toed sloths. A high-canopy folivore, C. hoffmanni has a disjunct range with a northern population in Central America and northern South America and a southern population in South America. C.
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Work minimization accounts for footfall phasing in slow quadrupedal gaits [PDF]
, 2017 Quadrupeds, like most bipeds, tend to walk with an even left/right footfall timing. However, the phasing between hind and forelimbs shows considerable variation.
Self Davies, Z T, Usherwood, J R
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Domestic dogs as a threat to sloths in Costa Rica: A clinical case report and review of the problem
Open Veterinary Science, 2023 Human-introduced predators, primarily the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris), and human-modified landscapes conjointly threaten wildlife across Costa Rica.
Brown Natalie, Villada Ana, Trull Sam
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Mass estimation of Santacrucian sloths from the Early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation of Patagonia, Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 Miocene deposits of the Santa Cruz Formation, Patagonia, comprise a diverse and excellently preserved vertebrate fauna, allowing detailed paleobiological and paleoecological studies based on three ecological parameters: body mass, diet, and substrate ...
Bargo, María Susana +3 more
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Brachial plexus and points for anesthetic block in royal sloth and common sloth [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaThis study presents a macroscopic description of the brachial plexus in the royal sloth, Choloepus didactylus, and the common sloth, Bradypus variegatus, to identify the points for anesthetic block to perform surgical procedures. Six C.
J.C. Silva +4 more
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Impacts of tropical forest disturbance on species vital rates [PDF]
, 2019 Tropical forests are experiencing enormous threats from deforestation and habitat degradation. Much knowledge of the impacts of these land-use changes on tropical species comes from studies examining patterns of richness and abundance.
Bobo KS, Curran LM, FAO, Scariot A
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, 2018 2. Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth Choloepus didactylus French: Paresseux a deux doigts / German: Eigentliches Zweifingerfaultier / Spanish: Perezoso didactilo de Linneo Other common names: Linné’s Two-toed Sloth, Southern Two-toed Sloth Taxonomy. Bradypus didactylus Linnaeus, 1758, “in Zeylona.” Corrected by O. Thomas in 1911 to Suriname.
Mittermeier, Russell A., Wilson, Don E.
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Metastatic calcification and nephrosclerosis in an adult sloth (Choloepus hoffmani)
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 2022 Clinical History: 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. Necropsy Findings: According to the referring veterinarian, at necropsy, irregular and locally extensive hard ...
Roberto Olivares, Andrés Brautigäm
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