Sloths are becoming popular for something far more dangerous than their resting image. The sloth has become a host for the ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

A striking photograph reveals the consequences of human activity on wildlife: this sloth desperately seeks refuge after ...

Look closely up in the trees of a shade-grown cacao plantation in eastern Costa Rica, and you’ll see an array of small furry faces peering back at you. Those are three-toed sloths that make their ...

Sloths can take as long as one minute to move just 12 inches. It seems like a chill existence, until you consider what a glacial pace means for their pooping habits.

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, ...