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three-toed hinder extremities, and the Ais, with three toes on 

 each foot. Their way of living is the same, and their range is 

 limited to the forests of Gruiana and the Brazils. They bring 

 forth and suckle their young like ordinary quadrupeds, and the 

 young sloth, from the moment of its birth, adheres to the body 

 of its parent till it acquires sufficient size and strength to shift 

 for itself. 



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