Where to See Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths: 20 Places Ranked by Real Odds

Q: Where is the best place to see Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths?

Manuel Antonio National Park. In Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, the chance of seeing all 2 (two-toed sloth and three-toed sloth) on the same day is about 50%, the highest of the 20 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 90%. Next come Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (about 50% a day), Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (about 40% a day) and Tortuguero National Park (about 30% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths is hardest to see?

Two-toed sloth. In Manuel Antonio National Park, the best place for Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths, about about 60% of wildlife watchers report the two-toed sloth on a given day, against about 80% for the three-toed sloth. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 2 animals

LC

Choloepus hoffmanni

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Bradypus variegatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Manuel Antonio National Park

>90%

Jan

>90%

Feb

~90%

Mar

~90%

Apr

>90%

May

>90%

Jun

~90%

Jul

~90%

Aug

~90%

Sep

~90%

Oct

~90%

Nov

>90%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 2 in 3 days
1	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	>90%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			>90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			>90%
2	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~90%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			>90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			>90%
3	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 2	~90%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			>90%
4	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~80%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~90%
5	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~80%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			>90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~80%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
7	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~70%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			>90%
8	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 2	~70%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~80%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~90%
9	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~60%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~90%
10	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 2	~60%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~90%
11	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 2	~50%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
12	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 2	~40%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~40%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
14	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~30%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 2	~10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
16	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
17	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 2	~10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
19	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~90%
20	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
21	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
22	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
23	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
24	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~60%
25	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~60%
26	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	Missing: Three-toed sloth
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~50%
27	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
28	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	Missing: Three-toed sloth
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~40%
29	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 2 in 3 days
1	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~20%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
2	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 2	~20%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
3	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			>90%
4	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
5	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
6	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
7	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
8	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
9	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
10	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
11	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
12	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	Missing: Two-toed sloth
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Dallas World Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2 in captivity
2	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 2 in captivity
3	The Green Planet	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	2 of 2 in captivity
4	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2 in captivity
5	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2 in captivity
6	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 2 in captivity
7	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2 in captivity
8	Korkeasaari Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 2 in captivity
9	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2 in captivity
10	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2 in captivity
11	Adelaide Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2 in captivity
12	Alaska Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2 in captivity
13	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2 in captivity
14	Amazon Rescue Center	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2 in captivity
15	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2 in captivity
16	Baltic Sea Science Center	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 2 in captivity
17	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2 in captivity
18	Bioparque Estrella	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2 in captivity
19	Bioparque Los Ocarros	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2 in captivity
20	Bosque Rodrigues Alves	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths?

Manuel Antonio National Park

In Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, the chance of seeing all 2 (two-toed sloth and three-toed sloth) on the same day is about 50%, the highest of the 20 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 90%. Next come Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (about 50% a day), Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (about 40% a day) and Tortuguero National Park (about 30% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths is hardest to see?

Two-toed sloth

In Manuel Antonio National Park, the best place for Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths, about about 60% of wildlife watchers report the two-toed sloth on a given day, against about 80% for the three-toed sloth. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths

The checklist: 2 animals

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Brown-throated Sloth

Where to go

Month by month at Manuel Antonio National Park

Month by month at Manuel Antonio National Park

Month by month at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Month by month at Manuel Antonio National Park

Month by month at Manuel Antonio National Park

Month by month at Manuel Antonio National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths?

Which of Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths is hardest to see?

How do you complete Two-toed and Three-toed Sloths on Wallace's Line?