Antimicrobial resistance and virulence profiles of Enterobacterales isolated from two-finger and three-finger sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni and Bradypus variegatus) of Costa Rica [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Wildlife has been recently recognized as an environmental reservoir for antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, less information on this topic is available in animals released back into the wild after rehabilitation in wildlife facilities ...
Matilde Fernandes +9 more
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Genetic divergence and evidence of human‐mediated translocation of two‐fingered sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) in Costa Rica [PDF]
Evolutionary Applications, 2020 Sloths are notoriously slow and consequently have limited dispersal ability, which makes them particularly vulnerable to the effects of habitat fragmentation and degradation. Sloths in Costa Rica are considered of conservation concern due to habitat loss,
Rebecca N. Cliffe +6 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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Short-range Bluetooth monitoring method for tracking, monitoring and follow-up of low-mobility wild species, Choloepus hoffmanni sp. [PDF]
Biology OpenWildlife monitoring provides essential information for research, management, and release of rehabilitated animals. A handmade backpack with a tracker connected to a smartphone through Bluetooth signal was used to track rescued and rehabilitated two-toed ...
Ricardo Villalba-Briones +2 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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Anatomy of the Respiratory System and Heart of the Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) of Costa Rica
Revista Ciencias Veterinarias, 2021 The two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) faces various diseases related to the respiratory and circulatory system. Thus, prior knowledge of anatomy becomes relevant since it contributes to the study and interpretation of medical images and surgical ...
Daira Jimena Vigil-Esquivel +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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On the move: sloths and their epibionts as model mobile ecosystems. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc, 2021 Sloths are unusual mobile ecosystems, containing a high diversity of epibionts living and growing in their fur as they climb slowly through the canopies of tropical forests.
Kaup M, Trull S, Hom EFY.
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Revista Ciencias Veterinarias, 2021 The Choloepus Hoffmani is a mammal belonging to the Xenarthra superorder; xenarthrans are distributed from North to South America. It is common for these animals to require medical attention at wildlife rescue centers after being attacked by domestic ...
Maripaz Chinchilla-Barboza +7 more
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Host specificity of gastrointestinal parasites in free-ranging sloths from Costa Rica [PDF]
PeerJThe diversity and host specificity of gastrointestinal parasites infecting free-ranging sloths is poorly known. We compared gastrointestinal parasites of two sloth species from Costa Rica—three-fingered sloths (Bradypus variegatus) and two-fingered ...
Ezequiel A. Vanderhoeven +5 more
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