The Sloth Blog
How Weather Changes a Maned Sloth's Day in the ...
A field study of northern maned sloths in Brazil shows how temperature and sunshine can change whether they huddle, stretch out, rest or move deeper into the canopy.
How Weather Changes a Maned Sloth's Day in the ...
A field study of northern maned sloths in Brazil shows how temperature and sunshine can change whether they huddle, stretch out, rest or move deeper into the canopy.
Sloth Symbolism and Meaning in Different Cultures
What the World Can Learn from the Slowest Animal on Earth Sloths may not be featured in as many ancient myths as lions or eagles, but their quiet, peaceful nature...
Sloth Symbolism and Meaning in Different Cultures
What the World Can Learn from the Slowest Animal on Earth Sloths may not be featured in as many ancient myths as lions or eagles, but their quiet, peaceful nature...
What Lives Inside a Sloth's Gut? The Microbes B...
A 2025 study found that two sloth species host different gut microbial communities, offering new clues about their famously slow digestion.
What Lives Inside a Sloth's Gut? The Microbes B...
A 2025 study found that two sloth species host different gut microbial communities, offering new clues about their famously slow digestion.
How Wild Sloths Live With a Tick-Borne Bacterium
A 2026 study found a tick-borne bacterium in many apparently healthy wild sloths. The result offers a careful new clue about how these slow-living mammals cope with infection.
How Wild Sloths Live With a Tick-Borne Bacterium
A 2026 study found a tick-borne bacterium in many apparently healthy wild sloths. The result offers a careful new clue about how these slow-living mammals cope with infection.
How Rescuers Freed Elliott the Sloth From a 15-...
A young sloth called Elliott became trapped high in a Costa Rican palm tree. His careful rescue, health check, release and tiny tracking collar show how field teams can protect...
How Rescuers Freed Elliott the Sloth From a 15-...
A young sloth called Elliott became trapped high in a Costa Rican palm tree. His careful rescue, health check, release and tiny tracking collar show how field teams can protect...
Meet Tobi, the Giant Sloth Unearthed in Costa Rica
Meet Tobi, an Ice Age giant ground sloth whose bones and surrounding sediment are helping scientists rebuild a lost Costa Rican landscape.
Meet Tobi, the Giant Sloth Unearthed in Costa Rica
Meet Tobi, an Ice Age giant ground sloth whose bones and surrounding sediment are helping scientists rebuild a lost Costa Rican landscape.