Wrong. Sloth bears have a nasty habit of going on an explosive attack if they’re startled and using their sharp claws to rake down the front of their victims, ripping off their faces and gouging out ...

Sloths are famous for moving slowly, but that extreme pace has unexpected biological consequences. Because they spend so much time nearly motionless, algae can grow directly in their fur, turning the ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Despite being so sedentary that algae grow on their fur, the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance’s new sloth pup is anything but slow to steal hearts. The baby Linne’s Two-toed Sloth ...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons Most animals relieve themselves regularly, but sloths drop down from trees just once a week for this task. They use the same spot every time, which makes them vulnerable to ...

The researchers found that three-toed sloths can harbor more phoretic moths than their two-toed counterparts because of greater concentrations of inorganic nitrogen and higher algal biomass in their ...

Sloths appear to have life figured out, and once the details are revealed, being envious makes sense. These tree-dwelling mammals have survived for millions of years by doing things their own way, and ...

When you picture the jungle, your mind might jump to roaring tigers, monkeys swinging wildly from tree to tree, or bright ...