Mature adult showing the foreclaws that it uses to rip open ant nests and termite mounds. It's the largest of its family, stretching 182–217 cm (6–7 ft) and weighing 27–41 kg (60–90 lb).
Rupununi savannah, Karanambu Lodge, Karanambu Ranch, north Rupununi, Guyana, South America.
Warmed by the early morning sun, this young adult was on the edge of a track near Karanambu airstrip.
Rupununi savannah, Karanambu Lodge, Karanambu Ranch, north Rupununi, Guyana, South America.
Adult and young sloth, clearly with three toes on fore limbs, climbing up vines in mature forest.
A younger adult than the one I saw 11 days earlier in the same area. Crossing a track near Karanambu airstrip in the early morning light.
Rupununi savannah, Karanambu Lodge, North Rupununi, Guyana, South America.
Three-toed Sloth
Gamboa, Panama
12 March 1994
During a trip to Panama in 1994 I saw several road-killed sloths. On numerous occasions we saw sloths slowly crossing roads, so I often stopped and picked up the animal and carried it into the forest. Three shots posted including one of me carrying one to the forest.
