Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.
A young brown-throated three-toed sloth hanging from a branch (picture: Getty) Sloths may be the world’s slowest animal but they are also one of the most curious. Sloth selfie wins the internet (and ...
From lab electrodes to canopy bridges, sloth science shows how patience, data and habitat design turn mystery into daily survival.
The ponderous creatures, which spend 90% of their lives upside down, have internal organs fastened in place to prevent them squashing their lungs. Famous for their slow pace of life, sloths can take a ...