Among the greatest mysteries of the tropical rainforest are the pooping habits of sloths. Really. Those furry, slow-moving tree dwellers almost never descend from the safety of the tree tops—except ...

Sloths are fascinating creatures known for their slow movements and their almost entirely arboreal lifestyle. These sluggish mammals spend the majority of their lives hanging from the branches of ...

Researchers have shed light on the activity patterns and behavioral adaptations of two sympatric sloth species, Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni. This groundbreaking study, conducted in the ...

The researchers found that three-toed sloths can harbor more phoretic moths than their two-toed counterparts because of greater concentrations of inorganic nitrogen and higher algal biomass in their ...

Scientists studying brown-throated three-toed sloths, where predators are extinct and food is more accessible, have found that the animals adapt to have a primarily diurnal, or daytime, schedule.

Bauer, Erika B. and Hellmuth, Heidi. 2007. "Trying to reduce stereotypic pacing behavior in an adult male Sloth bear: a scientific approach with environmental enrichment." ABMA Wellspring, 8, (3) 8–13 ...

Sloths, the world's slowest mammals, have evolved over 64 million years into a species that thrives throughout Central America and northern South America, but climate change and human sprawl could be ...