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 …

Oct 24, 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.

There are two main species of sloth, identified by whether they have two or three claws on their front feet. The two species are quite similar in appearance, with roundish heads, sad-looking …

Nov 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 …

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

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 …

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 …

May 27, 2024 · The Sloth is the world's slowest moving mammals. They spend their days foraging and eating leaves, buds and twigs.