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When an orphaned three-toed sloth was brought to her doorstep over 20 years ago, little did Judy Avey-Arroyo know that her whole life was about to change. We find out how the arrival of this single baby sloth led to the creation of a world-renowned sloth rescue and rehabilitation centre.

The Sloth Sanctuary is now a specialist institution that provides visitors the opportunity to meet this intriguing creature. The centre is dedicated to the protection of the two Costa Rican sloth species – the brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus and Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth, Choloepus hoffmanni. Over 500 sloths have passed through the doors of the centre since it opened, with approximately 150 currently in residence, providing a full time job for the dedicated team of volunteers who help to keep the centre running.

Strange but true
- Sloths have algae growing on their fur that aids their camouflage in the treetops.
- Despite looking like monkeys, sloths are actually most closely related to anteaters!

Download our full story PDF, including text, here.

Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) claws next to human hand at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) claws next to human hand at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) portrait. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) portrait. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) portrait with open mouth, showing degenerate teeth. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) portrait with open mouth, showing degenerate teeth. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) claws around a branch; effective both as climbing-hooks and as defensive weapons against the sloths' main predator, the jaguar. Captive. Aviarios...
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) claws around a branch; effective both as climbing-hooks and as defensive weapons against the sloths' main predator, the jaguar. Captive. Aviarios...
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloths (Bradypus variegatus) hanging from a tree trunk, demonstrating bark-mimicking colouration. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloths (Bradypus variegatus) hanging from a tree trunk, demonstrating bark-mimicking colouration. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) mother hanging from branch with baby on her chest. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) mother hanging from branch with baby on her chest. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) by tree trunk, showing the bark-mimicking colouration of its fur. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) by tree trunk, showing the bark-mimicking colouration of its fur. Captive. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica.
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) hanging from a cecropia tree. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) hanging from a cecropia tree. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Costa Rica, 2008.
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) portrait. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) portrait. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
Close-up of Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) coarse fur. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Close-up of Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) coarse fur. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
Sloth Moth (Cryptoses choloepi) against sloth fur. This moth lives in the sloth fur until the animal defecates, when it lays eggs in the faeces. Aviarios del Caribe, Cahuita, Costa Rica.
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Roland Seitre / Sloth Moth (Cryptoses choloepi) against sloth fur. This moth lives in the sloth fur until the animal defecates, when it lays eggs in the faeces. Aviarios del Caribe, Cahuita, Costa Rica.
Close-up of fur pattern markings of the Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus). Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Close-up of fur pattern markings of the Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus). Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
Two baby Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni). Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Two baby Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni). Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
Baby Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) feeding. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Baby Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) feeding. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
Baby Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) sleeping. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Baby Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) sleeping. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
Baby Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) sucking its claw. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Baby Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) sucking its claw. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
Volunteers exercising young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Volunteers exercising young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Volunteer exercising young Brown Throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Volunteer exercising young Brown Throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Young Brown Throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Young Brown Throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Volunteer exercising young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Volunteer exercising young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Baby Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) being bottle fed. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge and orphanage, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Baby Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) being bottle fed. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge and orphanage, Costa Rica, 2008.
Young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) playing at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) playing at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) playing at the sloth orphanage, watched by volunteers. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) playing at the sloth orphanage, watched by volunteers. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) playing the sloth orphanage, watched by volunteer. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) playing the sloth orphanage, watched by volunteer. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) playing at the sloth orphanage, watched by volunteer. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) playing at the sloth orphanage, watched by volunteer. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies held by orphanage owner, Judy Avey-Arroyo. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Ric...
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies held by orphanage owner, Judy Avey-Arroyo. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Ric...
Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies held byorphanage owner, Judy Avey-Arroyo. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica...
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies held byorphanage owner, Judy Avey-Arroyo. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica...
Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) held by the orphanage owner, Judy Avey-Arroyo. Reaching out arm to human hand. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) held by the orphanage owner, Judy Avey-Arroyo. Reaching out arm to human hand. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies held by orphanage owner, Judy Avey-Arroyo and a volunteer as an older three-toed slot...
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies held by orphanage owner, Judy Avey-Arroyo and a volunteer as an older three-toed slot...
Two girls with tame Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus), 'Buttercup'. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Two girls with tame Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus), 'Buttercup'. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
Child looking at baby Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) on lawn at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Child looking at baby Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) on lawn at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Conservation worker with tame Brown-throated Three Toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus). Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Conservation worker with tame Brown-throated Three Toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus). Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) tiny baby bottle feeding. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) tiny baby bottle feeding. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) tiny baby bottle feeding. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) tiny baby bottle feeding. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby held in hand. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby held in hand. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby wrapped in cloth. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby wrapped in cloth. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies being fed. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies being fed. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies being fed by volunteers. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) and Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies being fed by volunteers. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby being fed. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby being fed. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) and Brown-throated Three Toed Sloths babies in a box at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Young Two-toed Sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) and Brown-throated Three Toed Sloths babies in a box at the sloth orphanage. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby with food in mouth. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby with food in mouth. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby with plate of vegetables. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby with plate of vegetables. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby with plate of vegetables. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby with plate of vegetables. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby being fed vegetables by volunteer. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby being fed vegetables by volunteer. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies in cages. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) babies in cages. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby being bottle fed by volunteer. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) baby being bottle fed by volunteer. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
People preparing meals for the sloths at the sanctuary, Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / People preparing meals for the sloths at the sanctuary, Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Volunteer preparing meals for the sloths and playing with the residents. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Volunteer preparing meals for the sloths and playing with the residents. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Volunteer observing the Brown Throated Three Toed Sloths (Bradypus variegatus) in the sloth refuge. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Volunteer observing the Brown Throated Three Toed Sloths (Bradypus variegatus) in the sloth refuge. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Judy Avey-Arroyo, sloth refuge owner, with Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) in the sloth refuge. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Judy Avey-Arroyo, sloth refuge owner, with Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) in the sloth refuge. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Judy Avey-Arroyo, sloth refuge owner, interacting with Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Judy Avey-Arroyo, sloth refuge owner, interacting with Hoffmann's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Judy Avey-Arroyo, sloth refuge owner, with Brown Throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus). Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Judy Avey-Arroyo, sloth refuge owner, with Brown Throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus). Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Judy Avey-Arroyo, sloth refuge owner, and volunteer holding Brown Throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Judy Avey-Arroyo, sloth refuge owner, and volunteer holding Brown Throated Three Toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Volunteer holding Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Volunteer holding Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) on climbing frame, observed by volunteers. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) on climbing frame, observed by volunteers. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) being weighed and recorded. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) being weighed and recorded. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Sign outside the sloth sanctuary and research station. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Sign outside the sloth sanctuary and research station. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Sign outside the sloth sanctuary and research station. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Sign outside the sloth sanctuary and research station. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Wall painted with sloths, inside the sloth research and refuge centre. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Wall painted with sloths, inside the sloth research and refuge centre. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Educational sign outside the sloth centre, outlining the migration of mammals over the isthmus of Panama. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
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Roland Seitre / Educational sign outside the sloth centre, outlining the migration of mammals over the isthmus of Panama. Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Refuge, Costa Rica, 2008.
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) 'Buttercup' the sloth ambassador rescued orphan in Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) 'Buttercup' the sloth ambassador rescued orphan in Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) caretaker, Claire Trimer, holding orphan baby, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica. Model released
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Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) caretaker, Claire Trimer, holding orphan baby, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica. Model released
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) having 'daily diary' transmitter attached by research student, Rebecca Cliffe, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica. Model released
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) having 'daily diary' transmitter attached by research student, Rebecca Cliffe, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica. Model released
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) rehabilitated individual being released back into the wild by rescue worker, Santiago Chaggo, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~Model released
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) rehabilitated individual being released back into the wild by rescue worker, Santiago Chaggo, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~Model released
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) orphan baby clinging to person's arms, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) orphan baby clinging to person's arms, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) orphan baby clinging to person's hand, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) orphan baby clinging to person's hand, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Hoffmann's Two-toed sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) two orphan babies in Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) two orphan babies in Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)orphan baby being weighed, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)orphan baby being weighed, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) orphan baby feeding on leaves in Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) orphan baby feeding on leaves in Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) ~6 month orphan eating leaf, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) ~6 month orphan eating leaf, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) faeces on ground, they defecate at the bottom of trees, one of the only times they come to the ground, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) faeces on ground, they defecate at the bottom of trees, one of the only times they come to the ground, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) asleep in tree, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~(Digitally removed twig in foreground)
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) asleep in tree, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~(Digitally removed twig in foreground)
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) mother and newborn baby (less than 1 week) resting in tree, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) mother and newborn baby (less than 1 week) resting in tree, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) newborn baby (less than 1 week old) clinging to mother, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) newborn baby (less than 1 week old) clinging to mother, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth ( Bradypus variegatus) male reaching to branch, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth ( Bradypus variegatus) male reaching to branch, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) male crossing from one tree to the next, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) male crossing from one tree to the next, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) mother and newborn baby (less than 1 week) mother feeding on leaves, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~(Digitally removed branch from backgroun...
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) mother and newborn baby (less than 1 week) mother feeding on leaves, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~(Digitally removed branch from backgroun...
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) mother and newborn baby (less than 1 week old) mother feeding on leaves in tree, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~(Digitally removed twig in b...
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) mother and newborn baby (less than 1 week old) mother feeding on leaves in tree, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~(Digitally removed twig in b...
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) newborn baby (less than 1 week old) clinging to mother, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~(Digitally removed twig in background)
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) newborn baby (less than 1 week old) clinging to mother, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~(Digitally removed twig in background)
Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) mother and newborn baby (less than 1 week old) Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~*Digitally removed highlights in background
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Suzi Eszterhas / Brown throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) mother and newborn baby (less than 1 week old) Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica~*Digitally removed highlights in background
Looking up at Three toed / Pale throated sloth {Bradypus tridactylus} swimming across mangrove channel, South America
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Michael Pitts / Looking up at Three toed / Pale throated sloth {Bradypus tridactylus} swimming across mangrove channel, South America