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Virtual race to help Sloths in the wild
Don’t be a Sloth this October, join in a virtual event to help protect this species in the wild.


Ancient sloth found to have been bitten by anci...
A pair of researchers, one with Instituto Argentino de Nivología, the other Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, has found fossil evidence of an ancient giant ground sloth living in proto-Amazonian swamps.
Ancient sloth found to have been bitten by anci...
A pair of researchers, one with Instituto Argentino de Nivología, the other Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, has found fossil evidence of an ancient giant ground sloth living in proto-Amazonian swamps.

Meet the London Zoo's New Baby Sloth
There's a tiny new addition at the ZSL London Zoo. A baby two-toed sloth named Truffle was born at the facility in mid-August. The first photos of the new arrival show a...
Meet the London Zoo's New Baby Sloth
There's a tiny new addition at the ZSL London Zoo. A baby two-toed sloth named Truffle was born at the facility in mid-August. The first photos of the new arrival show a...

Protecting the sloth: SIU grad student studies ...
Chelsea Morton, a graduate student from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, releases a sloth named Choco. Morton is spending a year in Central America studying how well the species actually adapts...
Protecting the sloth: SIU grad student studies ...
Chelsea Morton, a graduate student from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, releases a sloth named Choco. Morton is spending a year in Central America studying how well the species actually adapts...

Giant crocodile killed a 175 pounds sloth 13 mi...
A giant ground sloth the size of a large capybara was killed by a 13-foot long juvenile crocodilian 13 million years ago, a study reveals.
Giant crocodile killed a 175 pounds sloth 13 mi...
A giant ground sloth the size of a large capybara was killed by a 13-foot long juvenile crocodilian 13 million years ago, a study reveals.