Most of us are familiar with sloths. They are those strange, slow-moving creatures with scary-long nails that bring unsettling B-level horror movies to mind. Yet they have one of the sweetest, gentlest faces of any creature on the planet. Found throughout Central America and northern South America (including Venezuela and parts of Brazil and Peru), […]
Tag: Three-toed Sloth
Newly installed rope bridges help sloths move between the trees
Anna Baltodano and Michael Chizkov search for sloths every morning from their terrace. Slow-moving and with fur the color of tree branches, the animals blend in among monkeys, iguanas, and toucans in the trees where they sleep, eat, and move — ever so slowly. The woodland that once surrounded the couple’s terrace has been chipped […]
Petition: Sloth Yoga Exploits Animals for Profit!
Sloths are absolutely adorable, there’s no denying it. But it doesn’t mean they are pets or that we should disregard their wellbeing for the opportunity to come in contact with them. In recent years, it seems that sloths have been gaining popularity amongst people, which is actually not good for them. They already have their […]
As the mammal tree of life suffers hits, should we prioritize which species to save?
The current mass extinction is eliminating whole branches of the mammal tree of life, which will take millions of years to replace, according to a recent study. Some researchers suggest focusing our conservation efforts on mammal species that sit on the tree’s most distinct and precarious limbs. How we choose to save one species over […]
The Sloth
There are six species of sloth in the world and all of them live in Central or South America. Sloth have to be one of the more unusual rainforest creatures due to their slow movement and habits. Sloth spend 99% of their lives in the trees and only come to the ground about once a […]