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Size

Head and body length averages 50-60 cm and tail length 5 to 6 cm.

Bradypus have a body weight of 4 - 4.5 kg (Merret, 1983).

Reproduction

Reproduction is thought to occur throughout the year, with one young born annually, following a gestation period of 4 to 6 months (Hayssen et al., 1993). 

Most births occur at the beginning of the dry season from late July to September in northern Guyana (Beebe, 1926).

Print version

Beebe, W. 1926. The Three-toed Sloth. In Zoologica. Sci.Contrib.New York Zool. Soc. VII. 1.

Merret, P.K. 1983. Edentates.