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Urban Sloths: Public Knowledge, Opinions, and Interactions [PDF]
Animals, 2018 Free-range sloths living in an urban environment are rare. In this study, the opinions, attitudes, and interactions with a population of Bradypus variegatus were investigated through short, structured interviews of people in the pubic square where the ...
Kissia Ferreira Pereira +3 more
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The Impact of ‘Selfie’ Tourism on the Behaviour and Welfare of Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloths
Animals, 2018 The use of wild animals as photo props is prevalent across the globe and is widely recognised to represent a potential animal welfare concern. However, detailed information regarding the specific impacts of such activity on wild animal behaviour is ...
Gemma Carder +6 more
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Phylogenetic analysis of 16S mitochondrial DNA data in sloths and anteaters [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2003 We sequenced part of the 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene in 17 extant taxa of Pilosa (sloths and anteaters) and used these sequences along with GenBank sequences of both extant and extinct sloths to perform phylogenetic analysis based on parsimony, maximum ...
Maria Claudene Barros +2 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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Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2008 We sequenced 12S RNA mtDNA for the majority of the extant species of sloths and anteaters and compared our results with previous data obtained by our group using 16S RNA mtDNA in the same specimens and to GenBank sequences of the extinct giant sloth ...
Maria Claudene Barros +2 more
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Two new species of moths (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Chrysauginae) associated with the three-toed sloth (Bradypus spp.) in South America [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1982 Two species of chrysaugine moths, discovered as a result of an ecological study in Brazil of tree sloths and their ectoparasites, are described as new and named Cryptoses waagei sp. n. and C. rufipictus sp. n.
J. D. Bradley
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Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2021 The aim of this study was to establish reference parameters for the hematological and biochemical levels of five healthy captive sloths of the speciesBradypus variegatus(brown-throated sloth) feeding onCecropia pachystachya(Ambay pumpwood), alternating ...
M.C. Tschá +7 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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How sloths got their sloth [PDF]
Current Biology, 2019 Summary The evolution of sloths will have to be revised after two independent molecular studies contradicted the traditional view based on morphological evidence. The two surviving genera with their distinctive arboreal lifestyles and specialised diets are also important case studies in ecology and adaptation, while their lost relatives shed light on
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Isotope data from amino acids indicate Darwin’s ground sloth was not an herbivore
Scientific Reports, 2021 Fossil sloths are regarded as obligate herbivores for reasons including peculiarities of their craniodental morphology and that all living sloths feed exclusively on plants.
Julia V. Tejada +8 more
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