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 ...

Oropouche circulates between primates, sloths, and birds - EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images The three-toed sloth, native to the Amazon basin, is not known for its speed. The animals move almost ...

GODDARD, Kan. (KSNW) – Tangayika Wildlife Park stopped by the KSN studio on Wednesday to introduce us to Chewy, the two-toed sloth, and talk about Fallapalooza. Chewy, short for Chewbacca, was born at ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Everybody loves sloths, and whenever we talk ...

It is also known for its lifestyle of hanging upside down in the rainforest trees of Central and South America.