The world’s first-ever slotharium, ‘Sloth World,’ lets visitors get up close and personal with the world’s slowest creatures.

Sloths are notoriously slow. Living in rainforests in Central and South America, sloths spend most of their time hanging upside down in the trees, rarely coming down to the ground. There are two main ...

On February 8, the San Diego Zoo celebrated the birth of a new baby sloth. The adorable little guy, born to sloth mama Xena, is her third baby. He was the first sloth pup to be born at the San Diego ...

Rainforest-inspired setting in heart of Central Florida’s tourism district will house dozens of the low-energy animals, ...

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 ...

Ground sloths occupied South America during the last ice age before going extinct 10,000 years ago. Scientists thought these giant creatures ate plants like their modern, tree-climbing counterparts.

They might look awkward doing it, but sloths are actually pretty good swimmers. They are often observed swimming with ease across rivers in their native Central and South America. If seen paddling ...

Sloths have gained in popularity in recent years but some misconceptions about them remain, such as their being ‘lazy,’ which is not true. Rather, it’s increasingly clear that sloths are quite active ...

A vulnerable sloth is seen facing off against a large dog in an image that highlights a heartbreaking conservation issue. American photographer Suzi Eszterhas entered it into the 58th Wildlife ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...