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Meet the Mammals ~ Order Pilosa

Three-toed SlothFamily:Bradypodidae


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Three-toed SlothFamily:Bradypodidae


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Three-toed SlothFamily:Bradypodidae


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Three-toed SlothFamily:Bradypodidae


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Two-toed SlothFamily:Megalonychidae


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Two-toed SlothFamily:Megalonychidae


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Giant AnteaterFamily:Myrmecophagidae


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TamanduaFamily:Myrmecophagidae

In a defensive posture
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4 Families, 10 Species
Sloths, anteaters
Tropical America
4 to 40 kg.

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