Look closely up in the trees of a shade-grown cacao plantation in eastern Costa Rica, and you’ll see an array of small furry faces peering back at you. Those are three-toed sloths that make their ...

Sloths appear to have life figured out, and once the details are revealed, being envious makes sense. These tree-dwelling ...

(WHTM) –The third Saturday in October is the day to contemplate the sloths, those charming creatures who remind us that the fast lane is not always the best way to travel. Get daily news, weather, ...

A sloth perches languidly on a branch in one of Costa Rica’s vast forest preserves. (Gabriella Chavez/WUFT News) LA FORTUNA, COSTA RICA — Near a lively stretch of Highway 142, one of Costa Rica’s ...

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. But ...

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 ...

You know how it is when you get to a new city. It takes a while to get your bearings. Such is the case with Fernando, the first sloth to be a part of the Phoenix Zoo’s collection of animals. Fernando ...

Who moves slow, has two toes and is named after a nut? It’s Almond, the new sloth at the Little Rock Zoo. Zoo officials recently welcomed Almond to the zoo, and visitors can check out the 2-year-old ...