Sloths are renowned for being slow-moving, lazy creatures that cover only two metres every minute and sleep for up to 20 hours a day. In fact, they move so slowly, algae and funghi have enough time to ...

While humans wouldn’t be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be hosting entire ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sloths are cute. Take this video of baby sloths being washed: Until ...

Sloths are famous for their exceptionally slow motor skills and petite faces that seem to beam with an almost natural smile. However, less commonly known is the unusual bathroom habit of certain sloth ...

Zebras, rhinos, and capybaras often have their pesky ticks and other parasites pecked off by the hungry birdies perched on their backs. Now, for the first time, researchers have observed brown jays ...

Biologists puzzle over the fact that sloths descend from their trees to poop. The behavior might support a rare mutualism with algae and moths that live in the creatures' fur. Humans generally don’t ...

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 ...

New research painted a more accurate picture of the megafauna that spread widely around the Americas before they went extinct. By Jeanne Timmons Ground sloths emerged in South America tens of million ...