The Hoffman's two-toed sloth is one of the world's slowest mammals—so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of ...

Luckily, Toast the Narcoleptic Doodle Dog found that unlikely connection during a meet-and-greet with some truly incredible ...

This uplifting post from discover.animal shows some good Samaritans helping a lucky sloth make its way across traffic and ...

Different sloth groups can be easily identified by the number of long, curved claws on their forelimbs. The two-toed sloths, as the name suggests, have two claws on their front limbs, while the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Say hello to Ruth and Chata, the two newest animals on display at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Zoo ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has announced the name of one of the newest additions to its family — the baby Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth born on Dec. 18.

Sloths mate and give birth while hanging in the trees. Three-toed sloth babies are often seen clinging to their mothers—they travel by hanging on to them for the first nine months of their lives.

The sloth in the video above appears to be an adult pale-throated three-toed sloth, or Bradypus tridactylus ... They grow to around 2-2.5 feet tall and weigh 7-14 pounds, with the females being ...

The species is notably smaller than other species of sloths. An adult pygmy three-toed sloth weighs between 5.5 and 7.7 pounds and measures 19 to 21 inches in length. Their external ear canals are ...