満腹なのに餓死するナマケモノ

ナマケモノの消化を支える、胃の微生物の話

#ナマケモノ #動物

【出典】
Sloth Conservation Foundation — Starving to death with a full stomach
https://www.slothconservation.org/blog/starving-death-full-stomach
寒さと消化・救護の説明は、同団体の報告に基づきます。

【映像・写真】
johan scheepmans — ナマケモノ保護施設の個体 Buttercup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bOI4XuSRPw
CC BY 3.0：https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Jeremy Quirós-Navarro, Tim Chamberlain & Deiver Espinoza (2026)
Multi-Species Canopy Latrines in Costa Rican Cloud Forests: A Mammal Interactions Hub in a Single Tree Species
Ecology and Evolution 16:e72964, Figure 1D
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72964
© 2026 The Authors / Creative Commons Attribution License
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Pexels：Steven H Ause / Elder Bejarano / Saulo Nulo
https://www.pexels.com/video/a-curious-sloth-hanging-from-a-tree-branch-13899360/
https://www.pexels.com/video/a-curious-sloth-on-a-tree-branch-13899359/
https://www.pexels.com/video/lush-tropical-jungle-in-costa-rica-38270691/
https://www.pexels.com/video/sunlight-streaming-through-forest-canopy-37218116/