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Location:

Children's Trail -next to Geoffroy's Marmoset

Linne’s Two-Toed Sloth

  • Fernando (M) 4/25/2016

Identifying Features:

History:

  • Fernando arrived to the Phoenix Zoo on November 10, 2017 from the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

  • One of Fernando’s favorite snacks is flowers. His favorites seem to be hibiscus and roses.

More Information:

  • Very slow metabolism due to diet

  • Only defecate one every 5-7 days on ground; will dig a hole to defecate

  • Takes about 30 days for food to process through body

  • Large, multichambered stomach containing symbiotic bacteria to assist in food breakdown

  • Can lose up to 1/3 of body weight in waste

  • 6-8 neck vertebrae

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