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Two-fingered Sloth eating mango

Choloepus hoffmanni

Description:

Two fingered sloth are known for been mostly solitary and nocturnal mammals, but frequently I sen then moving during the day time, they are also known for been animals that feed on leaves, they use their lips to tear their food and chew it with their teeth, which have no enamel and are constantly growing, they rarely eat fruit and this is the first time I observe it eating a mango

Habitat:

Rainforest , Central and South america .they prefer dense forest but occasionally in secondary growth

Notes:

First time I see this animal feeding on a large fruit.

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5 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 5 years ago

Ah! One day...Costa Rica...certainly. Thank you Jonathan Sequeira.

Thanks for the comments, certainly an amazing moment . and SukanyaDatta, come one day I will show you one....

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 5 years ago

I have two mango trees in my back yard...I wish they would come :) No just joking, I know Passport- Visa is such a problem. Lovely to see them in the wild enjoying a fresh fruit meal. Thanks for sharing.

Roy Arun
Roy Arun 5 years ago

I love sloths...amazing....đź‘Ť

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago

Amazing spotting, Jonathan. Interesting about their teeth. Good choice of fruit too.

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Provincia Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on Apr 3, 2019
Submitted on Apr 4, 2019

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