Sloth by Kordouane

Photography • Animals • posted on Oct 13, 2017

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Description

Sloths are mammals classified in the families Megalonychidae (two-toed sloths) and Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths). There are six extant species of sloths. They are named after the capital sin of sloth because they seem slow and lazy at first glance; however, their usual idleness is due to metabolic adaptations for conserving energy. Aside from their surprising bursts of speed during emergency flights from predators, other notable traits of sloths include their strong body, the ability to swim, and the fact that they host symbiotic algae on their fur.

Comments (14)

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jeffy3ds

9:54AM | Fri, 13 October 2017

Belle photo il a de grande griffes !!!

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Jean_C

10:59AM | Fri, 13 October 2017

C'est tellement rare d'en voir! Superbe image, merci de partager!

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LivingPixels

11:16AM | Fri, 13 October 2017

Wonderful camera work!!

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AureliusdeMercoeur

12:04PM | Fri, 13 October 2017

Une belle photo et merci de toutes ces explications sur les Paresseux ! On apprend toujours des choses intéressantes avec des photos !!

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ArtistKimberly

1:49PM | Fri, 13 October 2017

Fantastic Work,

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Cyve

3:50PM | Fri, 13 October 2017

Superbe capture... hum hum... J'espere que le temps de pose n'a pas été trop long

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miwi

5:03PM | Fri, 13 October 2017

Super foto,klasse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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beachsidelegs

7:16PM | Fri, 13 October 2017

I love Sloths such a stunning animal love it :)

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Leije

3:01AM | Sat, 14 October 2017

Il est adorable, belle photo !

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DukeNukem2005

7:31AM | Sat, 14 October 2017

It is very beautiful and very nice!

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X-PaX

11:58AM | Sat, 14 October 2017

Very nice capture of this sloth. Well done.
Did you take the picture in a zoo?
Some time ago I also took a photo of a sloth in a zoo (Rostocker Zoo) and there the sloth moved slowly over my head along a branch. There was just feeding time.

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rachris480907

1:34PM | Sat, 14 October 2017

Fantastic capture and interesting text! I'm going to try that excuse the next time my wife gives me a chore list: "I can't do that right now because of my metabolic adaptations for conserving energy."