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Bradypus

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n.1.type genus of the Bradypodidae, comprising the three-toed sloths.
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Noun1.Bradypus - type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
Bradypodidae, family Bradypodidae - a family of edentates comprising the true sloths
Bradypus tridactylus, three-toed sloth, ai - a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot


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A biopsy done at the National Environmental Authority of Panama (ANAM) concluded that the creature was a male Bradypus variegates, also known as a three-toed sloth, a common species in Central and South America.
It's the three-toed Brazilian sloth', Bradypus tridactylus' I replied 'named after the Tupi word for the sound it makes.
Ecologic data use in the multivariate analysis Species Vertical use Rhythm of Lifespan Density of space activity Choloepus didactylus A ND L M Tamandua tetradactyla AT ND L M Bradypus tridactylus A ND L H Dasypus spp.
 
 
 
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