Sloths show that slow living sustains nature. Protecting them means preserving the balance of forests. Their story teaches ...

1. There are two groups of sloths in the world: Those with two claws on their front limbs and those with three claws on all four of their limbs. In total, six sloth species are found in the Americas, ...

Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-sized, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today's sloths—commonly ...

Every October 20, the world slows down (at least in spirit) for International Sloth Day. It’s the perfect excuse to celebrate ...

Just over a year after this sloth was found on the side of the road, it's learning to climb with great speed and agility. The adorable sloth was just a few months old when it was rescued, but has ...

This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has removed a second giant stuffed sloth from a tree over Interstate 5 (I-5) near ...

While humans wouldn’t be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be hosting entire ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Here’s your excuse to sloooooowwww dowwwnnnn this Friday: It’s International Sloth Day. To celebrate the holiday, we compiled 9 things to know about the sluggish tree-dwellers, ...