A documentary looking into the tragic life of late sportsman and actor John Matuszak, who played Sloth in The Goonies, is ...

The extinct giant ground sloths were some of the only mammals that had digestive systems large enough to process the huge avocado seeds whole. They feasted on the fruit and then dispersed the ...

Central and South America’s sloth populations may face a dire existential threat from climate change by the end of the century. New research published on September 27 in the journal PeerJ ...

Different sloth groups can be easily identified by the number of long, curved claws on their forelimbs. The two-toed sloths, as the name suggests, have two claws on their front limbs, while the ...

Sloths are known for taking their sweet time with everything. They get to eat, sleep, and hang out in trees all day, going ...

The study, titled "Sloth Metabolism May Make Survival Untenable Under Climate Change Scenarios," investigates how two-fingered sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni), living in both highland and lowland ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory regarding the arrival in the United States of the ...

Sloths are more vulnerable to the rising temperatures associated with climate change than other mammals, due to their unique physiology. In a new study, my colleagues and I found that sloths’ ability ...

The survival of sloths is under threat due to climate change, according to a new study. The famously slow-moving - and adorable - creatures of Central and South America could die out if ...

Four of these were species of ground sloth, three of which unknown to science.. Sloths are notable for their low energy levels and slow, deliberate movements (hence their name). They are part of a ...