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More Endangered Pygmy Sloths in Panama Than Previously Estimated

A Smithsonian scientist found that pygmy sloths wander inland in addition to inhabiting the mangrove fringes of their island refuge. He realized that the population size of the pygmy sloth was ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Pygmy Three-Toed Sloths Proposed for U.S. Endangered Species Protection

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the pygmy three-toed sloth under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal responds to a 2013 petition filed after officials ...
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Study reveals more Pygmy Sloths, But There Still Aren’t Many

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Size isn’t the only thing that’s small about the pygmy sloth―its population is too. But scientists at the Smithsonian say things may be looking up ...
BBC

A pygmy three-toed sloth swims between mangroves on the island of Escudo

A pygmy three-toed sloth swims between mangroves on the island of Escudo in BBC One's Planet Earth II. Swimming sloth. Video, 00:01:27Swimming sloth Up Next. Watch: Timothée Chalamet, Teyana Taylor, ...
Miami Herald

‘Dwarf’-like creature seen on trail camera climbing a bridge in Peru rainforest

Scientists set up trail cameras near a canopy walkway in Peru and recorded several mammal species, including a “dwarf”-like creature, photos show. Photo from J. Santiago via Santiago and Swierk (2025) ...