Three-toed sloth crossing a road in Costa Rica Sloths are a Neotropical group of xenarthran mammals constituting the suborder Folivora, including the extant arboreal tree sloths and …

Dec 5, 2025 · Sloth, tree-dwelling mammal noted for its slowness of movement. All six living species are limited to the lowland tropical forests of South and Central America. They can be …

Oct 26, 2019 · Sloths are far from being simple, lazy creatures that just sleep all day. They are complex, mysterious animals with an evolutionary history, features, and …

Top 10 facts about Sloths Discover more about the Sloth, the issues and threats they are facing, and what you can do to help.

It's a good thing sloths don't have to go to school. They'd never make it on time. These drowsy tree-dwellers sleep up to 20 hours a day! And even when they are awake, they barely move at …

Oct 12, 2023 · One of these prehistoric sloth species, the Megatherium, was as gigantic as an elephant and sometimes ate other mammals too. 4 About 10,000 years ago, all of these …

May 14, 2025 · The maned sloth bears long black hair on the back of its head and neck (resembling the mane of a lion), a feature which gives the species its name. Unlike most …

Discover the slow-moving sloth, its unique adaptations, and WWF’s efforts to protect its tropical forest home.

Baby sloth being potty trained at a ‘poo pole’ Wild sloths are solitary animals that only coming together to mate – a surprisingly swift affair that lasts just a few seconds. Sex it turns out is the …

Sep 14, 2025 · The sloth, known for its unhurried lifestyle, is one of the most fascinating creatures roaming the planet’s tropical rainforests. Renowned as the world’s slowest mammal, its …