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 ...

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 ...

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World Sloth Day 2025 celebrates one of nature’s most intriguing and misunderstood creatures. Known for their incredibly slow pace, sloths embody a lifestyle that’s calm, patient, and perfectly adapted ...