Nature showcases masters of slow motion: the three-toed sloth, Galápagos tortoise, and banana slug. Sloths conserve energy with leafy diets and deliberate movements in rainforests. Galápagos tortoises ...

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 ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo is home to three Linnaeus's two-toed sloths and shares some sloth basics, but here are three lesser-known sloth facts. 1. The Smithsonian has a collection of fossilized ...

This uplifting post from discover.animal shows some good Samaritans helping a lucky sloth make its way across traffic and into the forest. Sloths are typically docile and are rarely a danger to people ...

When it comes to slow motion, some creatures have truly perfected the art of moving at a crawl. Among the top contenders are the three-toed sloth, the Galápagos tortoise, and the banana slug, each ...

Two sloths living at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens have a new home with the opening of Sloth Crossing, the zoo's new habitat for Ruth, a 7-year-old female Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, and Chata, a 29 ...

A sloth has had pioneering dental surgery to cure toothache. Rico is believed to be the first sloth to undergo such an operation, which was carried out by a team at Chester Zoo working alongside ...

BEFORE WE GO, THE RACINE ZOO HAS WELCOMED A NEW MEMBER TO ITS FAMILY. TAKE A LOOK AT MISSY, A TWO TOED SLOTH. SHE’S 28 YEARS OLD. THE ZOO IS OPEN YEAR ROUND. ITS HOURS DURING THE WINTER ARE 10 TO 4.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Two-toed sloth Reynardo is back front and center at the Birmingham Zoo after living in a behind-the-scenes habitat for the last three years. Reynardo, who born in 1990, has ...