Today, sloths are slow-moving, tree-dwelling creatures that live in Central and South America and can grow up to 2.5 feet ...

Massive Megatherium sloths once stood as large as Asian elephants, ripping foliage off treetops with prehensile tongues like ...

The larger sloths didn’t do much tree climbing, at risk of falling to their deaths. Instead, they survived by being ...

The extinct mammals were about five times larger than a grizzly bear–and filled caves with their poop.

They had “very large claws on their forelimbs” and were “covered in thick hair,” the Illinois State Museum said.

Explore how ancient sloths evolved in size, from small climbers to massive ground dwellers, shaped by shifting climates and ...

A new fossil and DNA analysis traces how dozens of sloth species responded to climate shifts and humans. Just two small tree-dwelling sloths remain today.

An analysis of the sloth family tree suggests three different groups of the animals evolved to gigantic sizes in response to ...

"Slothingham" was born the moment WSDOT removed a second oversized stuffed sloth from a tree outside Bellingham. The city ...

He was hard to miss if you were driving to Bellingham. A giant stuffed sloth lived in a tree off Interstate 5 (I-5) near Lake Samish. He is called “Slothy.” The Washington Department of ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has removed a second giant stuffed sloth from a tree over Interstate 5 (I-5) near Bellingham, reported My Bellingham Now on Monday.

A sloth scientist, her tree-climbing BFF, and their dog work to save Costa Rica’s sloth populations. A sloth scientist, her tree-climbing BFF, and their dog work to save Costa Rica’s sloth ...