The Sloth Blog
Sloths, the world's slowest mammal, turn survival of the fittest upside down
The stopwatch has long been the symbol of 60 Minutes. But any measure of time is pointless for the subject of our next story: the slow-moving sloth. You might think these distant relatives of the armadillo would make the perfect meal for just about anything faster. And yet, somehow, sloths...
Pregnant Sloth Named Lightning Is Set to Give Birth
Cincinnati zoo sloths Lightning and Moe are expecting their first offspring, due in September or October. For the first time ever, the Cincinnati Zoo is expecting a new addition to its sloth family. Lightning, a pregnant 8-year-old Linne's two-toed sloth, is making history! Her offspring with 21-year-old partner Moe will...