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TWO-TOED SLOTH. 
tioned specimen, it did not reach more than to 
within an inch and half of the claws ; a bare space 
intervening. The consideration of this circum- 
stance has induced some observers, with unneces- 
sary scrupulosity, to consider it as a distinct spe- 
cies ; but it is probable that this bare appearance 
round the feet was merely owing to some acci- 
dental circumstance. It is certain that the hair 
in uninjured specimens of the three-toed Sloth 
grows absolutely to the very roots of the claws ; 
if, however, the above animal was in a truly na- 
tural state, it would justify a separation from the 
rest, as a variety rather than as a distinct species. 
TWO-TOED SLOTH. 
Bradypus Didactylus. B. manihus didactylis, cauda nulla, Lin. 
Syst. Nat. 5 1 . 
. Sloth with two toes on the fore feet, and without a taiL 
Bradypus pedibus anticis didactylis, posticis tridactylis. Bris. 
^adr. p, 22. 
Unau. Buff. 13./. 34. pi. i. 
Two-toed Sloth. Museum Lenjerianum, njoL I. p. 79. No. 2, pi. 7, 
Pennant ^adr. 2. p. 242. 
This species is also a native of South America; 
and it is asserted, on good authority, that it is 
hkewise found in some parts of India, as well as 
in the island of Ceylon. In its general appear- 
ance, as well as in size, it bears a considerable re- 
semblance to the former species : it is, however, 
somewhat more slender in its shape ; covered with 
smoother or less coarse and harsh hair; and is of a 
