The sloth in the video above appears to be an adult pale-throated three-toed sloth, or Bradypus tridactylus. Their native habitat is the canopies of tropical rainforests in Central and South America.

FLICKR, BILLTACULAR The three-toed sloth exhibits some pretty strange defecation behavior: once a week, the slow-moving mammals descend from the safety of their treetop perches to poop. But why these ...

Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor. A brown-throated three-toed sloth peers over a tree's buttress root while defecating ...

A new record may have just been set for the fastest-moving sloth in the world. And not just any sloth: a three-toed sloth named "Sasha" that served as the "zero-g indicator" for SpaceX's Crew-7.

Using micro data loggers, the team continuously monitored the behavior of both three-toed sloths (Bradypus) and two-toed sloths (Choloepus) for periods ranging from days to weeks.

Washington, DC—The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the pygmy three-toed sloth under the Endangered Species Act in response to a 2013 emergency petition filed by the Animal ...

“With so few pygmy sloths left in the wild, it’s crucial they’re granted every protection under the law as soon as possible.” First identified as a distinct sloth species in 2001, pygmy three-toed ...

More information: Diego Rojas‐Gätjens et al, Antibiotic‐producing Micrococcales govern the microbiome that inhabits the fur of two‐ and three‐toed sloths, Environmental Microbiology (2022 ...

“With so few pygmy sloths left in the wild, it’s crucial they’re granted every protection under the law as soon as possible.” First identified as a distinct sloth species in 2001, pygmy three-toed ...

Researchers have shed light on the activity patterns and behavioral adaptations of two sympatric sloth species, Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni. This groundbreaking study, conducted in ...