Sloths show that slow living sustains nature. Protecting them means preserving the balance of forests. Their story teaches ...

Every October 20, the world slows down (at least in spirit) for International Sloth Day. It’s the perfect excuse to celebrate ...

World Sloth Day 2025 highlights the most fascinating facts about sloths, from their unique digestion and slow-paced lifestyle ...

No matter what language you speak, the word “sloth” means some variation of “lazy.” Not to mention, it’s one of the seven deadly sins. But what does that do for our perception of these gentle ...

Manatees: The Gentle Giants of Waterways The manatee (Trichechus) is an herbivore that is not aggressive and doesn't prey on ...

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 predators. Scientists still ...

For years scientists assumed that sloths don't fart — believing the methane produced by their slow digestive system was simply absorbed into their bloodstreams and breathed out through their mouths.

Shy kinkajous are among the unfortunate mammals that end up victim to vehicles on the roads of Costa Rica. (Franklin Lopez Martinez/WUFT News) Costa Rica’s highways are packed with animal lovers ...

Today, sloths are slow-moving, tree-dwelling creatures that live in Central and South America and can grow up to 2.5 feet long. Thousands of years ago, however, some sloths walked along the ground, ...

GODDARD, Kan. (KSNW) – Tangayika Wildlife Park stopped by the KSN studio on Wednesday to introduce us to Chewy, the two-toed sloth, and talk about Fallapalooza. Chewy, short for Chewbacca, was born at ...

Costa Rica’s highways are packed with animal lovers searching for a glimpse of a sloth or red-eyed tree frog. Too many of the nation’s iconic animals are killed by vehicle strikes on the busy roads.