Sloths are so slow that moss and fungi can grow on their fur! They move at an average speed of 0.17 miles per hour. This leisurely pace conserves energy as their diet is low in calories. Sloths have ...

Most sloths are listed as least concern on the IUCN redlist of threatened species. But threats in the form of some of the habitat loss and fragmentation and the illegal wildlife trade still exist. At ...

The extinct giant ground sloths were some of the only mammals that had digestive systems large enough to process the huge avocado seeds whole. They feasted on the fruit and then dispersed the ...

The data collected so far will be published in the next few months, offering deeper insights into the behaviour of sloth ...

Classified as critically endangered and believed to have a rapidly declining population and habitat area, pygmy three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus) are native exclusively to the island of Escudo de ...

The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...

Sloth hairs have microcracks where algae grows. The algae tinges the sloth fur green, giving the animal a perfect disguise among the trees.

The Hoffman's two-toed sloth is one of the world's slowest mammals—so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of ...

Sloths are beloved everywhere, but without our help they could disappear forever. As the Sloth Conservation Foundation noted, 40 percent of sloths globally are threatened with extinction. This is in ...

In the rainforest, sloths move very slowly between trees high in the canopy, feeding on young leaves. They descend only to defecate, about once every five days. But with increasing habitat loss and ...

NILGIRIS: A sloth bear, linked to several incidents of straying into human habitat, was captured in Yedakadu village near ...