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The article offers information on male brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatus. It mentions methods used to assess water retention in wild sloths suggest that this behavior seldom occurs and drinking is likely a method of maintaining osmotic balance when faced with extreme ambient temperatures, low precipitation, or increased consumption of mature leaves. It also mentions implications relating to the captive husbandry of sloths in zoos and rescue centers and rainforests.