Timing of breeding activities for 10
representative adult female (a) brownthroated
three-toed sloths Bradypus variegatus
and (b) Hoffmann’s two-toed sloths
Choloepus hoffmanni. Coloured or shaded
areas indicate months in which female
B. variegatus and C. hoffmanni were
observed with a dependent offspring. The
different colours used for B. variegatus
represent the distinct seasons in which this
species breeds.