MINERAL-LICK USE BY CHOLOEPUS HOFFMANNI

To date, only one record of mineral licking exists for sloths (i.e., Choloepus didactylus) from Ecuador. Here we present the first record of mineral licking for C. hoffmanni from a tropical rainforest in Costa Rica. This behavior has been mainly associated with detoxification in herbivores, but no e...

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Published in:The Southwestern naturalist 2017-12, Vol.62 (4), p.278
Main Authors: Gomez-Hoyos, Diego A, Gonzalez-Maya, Jose F, Pacheco, Jesus, Seisdedos-Vergara, Rocio, Barrio-Amoros, Cesar L, Cerallos, Gerardo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Environmental aspects
Minerals in nutrition
Minerals in the body
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Summary:To date, only one record of mineral licking exists for sloths (i.e., Choloepus didactylus) from Ecuador. Here we present the first record of mineral licking for C. hoffmanni from a tropical rainforest in Costa Rica. This behavior has been mainly associated with detoxification in herbivores, but no evidence exists for such needs in sloths.
ISSN:0038-4909
1943-6262
DOI:10.1894/0038-4909-62.4.278