Let’s just get one thing straight: Sloths are the most magical creatures on earth. They are adorable, love warm climates, laze about all day, and their course furry bodies provide a home to hundreds ...

Until recently, it was assumed that sloths didn’t need to drink water, and that they got water from the food they ate. Now we know that isn’t true, and you can see it for yourself in this extremely ...

When most people think of sloths, they picture slow-moving creatures hanging from tree branches, barely moving as they conserve energy in the tropical forests of Central and South America. However, ...

When we think of sloths, the first thing that comes to mind is often their slow, deliberate movement through the treetops of the tropical rainforests. However, what many people don’t know is that ...

This is the amusing moment a sloth hung upside down while drinking water. A tourist spotted the tree-dweller suspended from a tree branch, quenching its thirst in its enclosure in Wakayama, Japan, on ...

On an unassuming farm in western Cuba, an expedition funded by National Geographic has uncovered a spectacularly rare find: three skeletons of now extinct sloths, undisturbed for thousands of years in ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. During the Ice Age, a group of giant ground sloths died together, possibly after swallowing their ...

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 ...