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Bug Bytes: Sloth Moths

Bug Bytes: Sloth Moths

It’s no secret that sloths move slowly. In fact, they move so slow, unique assemblages of insects can actually take advantage of their pace and align their lifecycle with these...

Bug Bytes: Sloth Moths

It’s no secret that sloths move slowly. In fact, they move so slow, unique assemblages of insects can actually take advantage of their pace and align their lifecycle with these...

Sloths: The World's Slowest Mammals

Sloths: The World's Slowest Mammals

A three-toed sloth can rotate its head nearly 90 degrees or more, and its mouth is shaped in a way that makes the animal appear as if it's always smiling.

Sloths: The World's Slowest Mammals

A three-toed sloth can rotate its head nearly 90 degrees or more, and its mouth is shaped in a way that makes the animal appear as if it's always smiling.

Baby Sloths Welcomed at Adventure Aquarium in Camden

Baby Sloths Welcomed at Adventure Aquarium in C...

When the aquarium reopens, the incredibly adorable sloths will serve as ambassador animals.

Baby Sloths Welcomed at Adventure Aquarium in C...

When the aquarium reopens, the incredibly adorable sloths will serve as ambassador animals.

Why can't we leave them alone? The troubling truth about selfies with sloths

Why can't we leave them alone? The troubling tr...

How the trappings of fame are causing problems for the placid mammal that has become a star of internet memes and Instagram.

Why can't we leave them alone? The troubling tr...

How the trappings of fame are causing problems for the placid mammal that has become a star of internet memes and Instagram.

10 Fun facts that will make you giggle about Sloths

10 Fun facts that will make you giggle about Sl...

The most famously slow animal on the planet needs little introduction. Native to the tropical rainforests of Latin America, where sloths apparently spend most of their life happily sleeping and cradled by the...

10 Fun facts that will make you giggle about Sl...

The most famously slow animal on the planet needs little introduction. Native to the tropical rainforests of Latin America, where sloths apparently spend most of their life happily sleeping and cradled by the...

The Sloth Institute’s Actions Against COVID-19

The Sloth Institute’s Actions Against COVID-19

The Sloth Institute is already not open to visitors, so the number of people here on a daily basis is already just staff and volunteers. However, like the rest of the...

The Sloth Institute’s Actions Against COVID-19

The Sloth Institute is already not open to visitors, so the number of people here on a daily basis is already just staff and volunteers. However, like the rest of the...