It’s not considered polite to talk about it, but we all do it. Some of us are in and out so quickly that nobody would even know we were gone. Others quietly get up from the sofa, tuck a newspaper ...

Fans of the movie franchise Zootopia know that sloths make the perfect DMV (Department of Mammal Vehicles) workers.

World Sloth Day 2025 celebrates one of nature’s most intriguing and misunderstood creatures. Known for their incredibly slow pace, sloths embody a lifestyle that’s calm, patient, and perfectly adapted ...

When your doctor orders three mammograms and two sonograms, and then waits one nano-beat too long before saying “biopsy,” go see a sloth. Earlier this month, that’s what I did, at the National ...

Photo via Toucan Rescue Ranch. Sloths are some of the most interesting animals to have ever graced the earth, and yet they remain quite the unknowable little critters. The group that contains sloths, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American As I share this with you, it is the ...

The zoo team at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is celebrating sloths this week as International Sloth Day is Sunday, Oct. 20. The Dayton museum will host a special program in the Caryl D. Philips ...

Two female sloths named Chata and Baby Ruth have, slowly, taken up residence at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Chata is a 29-year-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, while Baby Ruth is a 6-year-old ...

The baby sloth, born on Aug. 9, is the second offspring of Nutella, 7, and Cocoa, 31 Zoo Atlanta /TMX A sloth family at Zoo Atlanta has welcomed a new addition! The zoo announced in a statement on ...

If the world is moving too fast, Thursday is the day to sit back and take it slow. While sloth may be one of the seven deadly sins, Thursday celebrates the animal that has won the hearts of many, the ...