Sloths are known for their slow and sleepy nature. These cute mammals, which spend most of their time upside down, can be found in the trees of South America and Central America. These mellow-looking ...

Sloths are some pretty interesting animals. Beyond their reputation for being slow, a host of different traits reveals a lot ...

Sloths are famous for their slow and deliberate movements, but what many people don’t realize is that their sluggish pace isn’t just limited to how they move—it’s deeply tied to how their bodies ...

Conventional wisdom has it that sloths are simple, lazy creatures that do very little other than sleep all day. Even the very name “sloth” in most languages translates to some version of “lazy.” It ...

Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.

Shelby A. Ryan receives a Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Training Priority Scheme Scholarship from the University of Newcastle. Her PhD project receives funding from WWF-Australia and Taronga Conservation ...

Sloths are adorable little animals, but the reason they’re so lovable is they seem to have life all figured out. It’s like they don’t have a care in the world, as if time itself is but a lie and going ...