Some species of fungi living in sloth fur have been found to be active against certain strains of bacteria, cancer and parasites! Sloth hair also provides home to an entire ecosystem of ...

The researchers found that three-toed sloths can harbor more phoretic moths than their two-toed counterparts because of greater concentrations of inorganic nitrogen and higher algal biomass in their ...

Once adult moths emerge from the dung, they fly to the canopy to mate in the sloth's fur, and the whole cycle begins all over again. Sloths also have a special, symbiotic relationship with green algae ...

Instead, sloths outsmart predators by relying on camouflage, such as algae that grows on their fur. Their main predators rely on sight and movement. So, sloths often go unnoticed by blending in ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: If there's one thing you know about sloths, it's that they're, well, slow. But that doesn't mean they're boring. In fact, sloths are one of the ...

Despite their terrestrial lifestyle, sloths are surprisingly good swimmers. Their dense fur acts like a buoyancy aid, and ...

The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...

This week we present animal trivia that you can use to amaze your friends. Sloths move so slowly (in a tree it only moves nine feet in one minute) that it needs good defensive camouflage. It has green ...

Baby sloths are sometimes called “pups,” “infants ... “I love the way it lifts its head out of her chest fur and slowly looks around, just kind of taking it all in,” said Amber ...