Sloths show that slow living sustains nature. Protecting them means preserving the balance of forests. Their story teaches patience and care.

World Sloth Day 2025 highlights the most fascinating facts about sloths, from their unique digestion and slow-paced lifestyle to their surprising strength and swimming abilities.

A sloth in its natural habitat in Costa Rica, where sloth populations have decreased in the past decade, according to Rebecca Cliffe, lead author of the research. Bernd Dittrich via Unsplash In the ...

Their four-part stomach takes its time to extract nutrients from fibrous leaves, which helps stretch out energy in an otherwise low-calorie diet. Two-Toed and Three-Toed Sloths Aren’t That Closely ...

For years scientists assumed that sloths don't fart — believing the methane produced by their slow digestive system was simply absorbed into their bloodstreams and breathed out through their mouths.

Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-sized, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today's sloths—commonly ...