As the Sloth Conservation Foundation writes, Oct. 20 is "more than an excuse to take it easy, it is a day to recognize an important member of tropical ecosystems" Oh hi there! We're just hanging out ...

Sloth World's owners were legally permitted by the state to possess captive wildlife. But permit holders aren't required to report animal illness or death to the state. Lawmakers want to see that ...

Sloths are the ideal representation of calm: slow-moving, sleepy, and perfectly at ease in the treetops. But life in the wild is never as peaceful as it seems and sloths are part of the ongoing food ...

Sloths have a reputation for laziness, but these easy-going mammals could be the world's best recyclers, suggests a new study that finds the poop of three-toed sloths attracts moths that colonize ...

Once a week, three-toed sloths slowly descend from the leafy forest canopy to poop on the ground. Why do these sluggish mammals go on such a long and potentially dangerous journey instead of just ...