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Bradypus variegatus
medium sized slow moving arboreal mammal that only comes out of the trees to defecate. Male has patch between the shoulder blades
roadside stand of trees
Our driver saw him and stopped in the middle of the highway. This one appeared to be on it's way down. We discovered that smallish termite nests look superficially like sloths resting in the branches. We saw several of them. Both two and three toed
Spotted on Dec 18, 2011
Submitted on Dec 30, 2011
1 Comment
Great spotting & very nice of the diver! Glad no one was hurt :)