three-toed sloth
Americannoun
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Only the Pygmy three-toed sloth, the bradypus pygmaeus species that lives in Panama, is critically endangered, according to the U.N. agency.
From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2021
It’s logical to assume the threat of lions becoming as rare as a northern hairy-nosed wombat or a pygmy three-toed sloth would make big-game hunters take the king of beasts off their to-do lists.
From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2019
A brown-throated three-toed sloth hangs on a branch in Colombia's Amacayacu National Park.
From National Geographic • Aug. 29, 2015
Another time I had a two-toed sloth, and I told him it’s like a three-toed sloth, but a little bigger.
From Time • May 20, 2015
If you come upon a sleeping three-toed sloth in the wild, two or three nudges should suffice to awaken it; it will then look sleepily in every direction but yours.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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