Every October 20, the world slows down (at least in spirit) for International Sloth Day. It’s the perfect excuse to celebrate ...

Sloths show that slow living sustains nature. Protecting them means preserving the balance of forests. Their story teaches ...

In today’s Awareness Spotlight, brought to you by Affinity First Federal Credit Union, we’re taking things slow for ...

Ancient sloths lived in trees, on mountains, in deserts, boreal forests and open savannahs. These differences in habitat are primarily what drove the wide difference in size between sloth species.

The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery will celebrate International Sloth Day this Saturday. Patience, the two-toed sloth, will be ...

Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws.Video above: ...

Credit: Getty Images We all know that sloths are famously slow, and part of the reason is their muscle. They have about half the muscle mass of other animals their size, which makes walking almost ...

After a baby sloth fell from a tree in Venezuela, its mother struggled to climb down to rescue the pup because the trunk of ...

The little one, who weighs only two pounds, got its name from its mom, Beanie, who became pregnant while at Rhode Island’s Roger Williams Park Zoo.