The Sloth Blog

Orphaned baby sloth Grogu sleeping during rehabilitation at The Sloth Institute

What Do Orphaned Sloths Learn at Sloth School?

Sloth School is not a cute nickname for cuddling babies. It is a staged rehabilitation system that helps orphaned sloths build the practical skills needed for life back in the...

What Do Orphaned Sloths Learn at Sloth School?

Sloth School is not a cute nickname for cuddling babies. It is a staged rehabilitation system that helps orphaned sloths build the practical skills needed for life back in the...

Jessie the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth resting at Woodland Park Zoo

Why Do Sloths Share a Zoo Home With Golden Lion...

Sloths and golden lion tamarins move through the canopy at very different speeds. A shared zoo habitat can reveal how two South American tree-dwellers use the same space in different...

Why Do Sloths Share a Zoo Home With Golden Lion...

Sloths and golden lion tamarins move through the canopy at very different speeds. A shared zoo habitat can reveal how two South American tree-dwellers use the same space in different...

National Park Service illustration of a Shasta giant ground sloth

Is the Mapinguari Really a Giant Ground Sloth?

The Amazon's Mapinguari has been linked to extinct giant ground sloths. Here is where the resemblance is intriguing, where evidence runs out and why the story still matters.

Is the Mapinguari Really a Giant Ground Sloth?

The Amazon's Mapinguari has been linked to extinct giant ground sloths. Here is where the resemblance is intriguing, where evidence runs out and why the story still matters.

Xena the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth carrying her baby at San Diego Zoo

Meet Xena's New Baby Sloth at San Diego Zoo

A tiny Linnaeus's two-toed sloth born to Xena at San Diego Zoo offers a gentle look at how sloth mothers support their young through the first months of life.

Meet Xena's New Baby Sloth at San Diego Zoo

A tiny Linnaeus's two-toed sloth born to Xena at San Diego Zoo offers a gentle look at how sloth mothers support their young through the first months of life.

Two-Toed Sloths (Choloepus): The Nocturnal Tree Dwellers

Two-Toed Sloths (Choloepus): The Nocturnal Tree...

While three-toed sloths often steal the spotlight, their cousins the two-toed sloths, scientifically known as Choloepus are just as fascinating. With unique adaptations, nocturnal habits, and a diet slightly different...

Two-Toed Sloths (Choloepus): The Nocturnal Tree...

While three-toed sloths often steal the spotlight, their cousins the two-toed sloths, scientifically known as Choloepus are just as fascinating. With unique adaptations, nocturnal habits, and a diet slightly different...

Linnaeus's two-fingered sloth looking out from green foliage

How Does a Sloth Find Its Way Through the Rainf...

Sloths do not depend on sharp eyesight to cross the canopy. Smell, memory and careful movement help them build a usable map of their rainforest home.

How Does a Sloth Find Its Way Through the Rainf...

Sloths do not depend on sharp eyesight to cross the canopy. Smell, memory and careful movement help them build a usable map of their rainforest home.