Sloths have been depicted as the slowest-moving mammals in the world, and have been stuck with that reputation. However, sloths are amazing animals. They may seem innocent and defenseless, but sloths ...

A two-toed sloth at the Nashville Zoo. Larisa R. G. DeSantis Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today’s sloths – commonly featured on ...

When we think of the cutest animals of all time, sloths are somewhere near the top of the list. Heck, they might be number one. Have you ever seen a baby sloth? Okay, that's it. Baby sloths are the ...

SAN DIEGO, California (Storyful/KFOR) – California’s San Diego Zoo has just released adorable video showing its newest resident, a baby two-toed sloth, clinging to its mom and snuggling up in her fur.

Happy Sunday! We hope that you, like Grumpy the sloth, are ending your weekend with a smile. Why is Grumpy smiling? Well, sloths rarely descend from their normal habitat up in the trees. But they do ...

Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-sized, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today's sloths—commonly featured on children's backpacks, stationery and lunch boxes—are slow-moving ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging ...

A two-toed sloth at the Nashville Zoo. Larisa R. G. DeSantis Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today's sloths – commonly featured on ...

Larisa R. G. DeSantis received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and Vanderbilt University. DeSantis is also a research associate at the La Brea Tar Pits and ...