any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
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tree sloth::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sloth |
| Type of | edentate |
| Has types | bradypus tridactylus, choloepus didactylus, choloepus hoffmanni, unau, ai, three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth, unai |
Examples of tree sloth
tree sloth
It's like a tree sloth fighting a caterpillar.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Postcranial remains of Palaeopropithecus had previously been paired with Megaladapis by Guillaume Grandidier, who viewed it as a giant tree sloth, which he named Bradytherium.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On a jungle walk near the village, we discover a young three-toed sloth halfway up a tree.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Have you ever watched a three-toed sloth make its way across a tree limb?
From the lens.blogs.nytimes.com
Unless they're mating or caring for a youngster, you hardly ever see more than one sloth in a tree.
From the newscientist.com
Giraffes tear at leaves, pink flamingos high-step across a pond, hippos play, a sloth clings to a tree.
From the latimes.com
With an uncanny ability to spot animals from long distances and in impossible hiding places, Hernandez has found a sloth lounging in a tree.
From the washingtonpost.com
We watched the sloth slowly make its way up a tree and even had time to run back to the house and get cameras before it was out of sight.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
We would never have seen the sloth, so perfectly camouflaged among the higher branches of a tree were it not for the razor-sharp eyes of our guide.
From the telegraph.co.uk
