Joel Sartoreのインスタグラム(joelsartore) - 5月8日 23時35分

A Hoffmann's two-toed sloth at the PanAmerican Conservation Association in Gamboa, Panama. This nocturnal species can be found hanging from the branches of the rainforest canopies in Central and South America. The word sloth literally means “lazy”, but this animal’s slow, deliberate movements are actually survival adaptations to its low-energy diet of leaves. These slow movements also make sloths quite difficult to spot amidst the rainforest branches, which is their main defense against predators. They move at a pace of .46 feet per second and travel an average of 41 yards per day. Sloths are arboreal, only venturing to the ground to change trees, mate, or relieve themselves, which they do once every 3-8 days. That's right, they climb slowly, all the way down to the ground, once or twice a week, to go to the bathroom.
The APPC (Asociación Panamericana para la Conservación) Wildlife Rescue Center in Gamboa-Panama receives and rehabilitates hundreds of injured, sick and orphaned animals every year, giving them special care before returning them to their natural habitat. Since its foundation in 2005, APPC has rescued more than 3,500 wild animals, returning more than 90% of them to their natural habitat.
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