A new PeerJ Life & Environment study has revealed that sloths, the famously slow-moving creatures of Central and South America, may face existential threats due to climate change. The research ...

The truth is that sloths are incredibly slow movers, but for a very simple reason: survival. The fact that slow sloths have been on this planet for almost 64m years shows that they have a winning ...

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 ...

Sloths living in lowland regions are better adapted to higher temperatures and can even initiate a survival mechanism called metabolic depression when temperatures exceed their comfort zone, the ...

Nature showcases masters of slow motion: the three-toed sloth, Galápagos tortoise, and banana slug. Sloths conserve energy ...

Why sloths are headed for extinction if the planet continues to warm Study calls for immediate conservation efforts to focused on sloth populations, with its lead author warning that ‘if we don ...

Sloths have an outstanding survival strategy, as their unexpectedly high density in South and Central American tropical forests attests. In some areas, sloths consume half the energy and make up ...

The post noted the baby sloth's arrival is significant for the zoo and the sloth population worldwide as the zoo's Linne’s Two-Toed Sloth Species Survival Plan, which focuses on breeding to ...

Sloths, the world's slowest mammal, have been around for 64 million years. Sharyn Alfonsi traveled to Costa Rica to learn more about how they've survived.