Sloths may be slow, but their survival skills are anything but lazy. In this video, we uncover the surprising strategies that help sloths avoid predators in the wild. From incredible camouflage and ...

Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor. A brown-throated three-toed sloth peers over a tree's buttress root while defecating on ...

People expect sloths to behave like other tree-dwelling animals. Their body temperature changes with the environment, and ...

Most animals relieve themselves regularly, but sloths drop down from trees just once a week for this task. They use the same spot every time, which makes them vulnerable to predators. Scientists still ...