Brand new to science: a sloth drinking water—captured cinematically for the first time. Until recently, it was assumed that sloths didn't need to drink water, and that they got water from the food ...

And because sloths have among the slowest metabolisms ever recorded in animals, the climb down the tree and back up ...

Sloths are notoriously hard to see, so they can be hard to help. But one furry creature is at the heart of sloth conservation in Costa Rica. Meet the world’s first sloth detective dog, Keysha —trained ...

Prepare to be utterly charmed by the gentle and serene world of the sloth with this captivating close-up video! Get an intimate look at their peaceful faces, often displaying a soft, almost smiling ...

Climb into the jungle canopy with Tamara Ávila Atagua as she builds life-saving bridges for sloths. Climb into the jungle canopy with Tamara Ávila Atagua as she builds life-saving bridges for sloths ...

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 ...

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 ...