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Choloepus hoffmanni
Two-toed -on forefeet- sloth carrying a young one. Solitary nocturnal and arboreal animal. Perezoso didáctilo- en las patas anteriores- cargando a una cría. Folívoro solitario, nocturno y arbóreo. Possible subspecies according to geographic distribution: Choloepus hoffmanni juruanus, Lönnberg, 1942 - Brazil, Bolivia, extreme eastern Peru Choloepus hoffmanni pallescens, Lönnberg, 1928 - Peru
Found in mature and secondary rainforests and deciduous forests. Encontrado en bosques lluviosos maduros y secundarios; y en bosques caducifolios.
Spotted on Jun 26, 2010
Submitted on May 10, 2012
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Near Tambopata river, Madre de Dios, Perú
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Baby ducks on their Mother's back and Sloth's baby on Mother's stomach - Isn't Noah wonderful!