Category: Slothopedia

Sloth Mating: Not as slow as you think
Sloth Mating: Not as slow as you think Sloths are mysterious animals—people usually only see them sleeping or resting on...

The Etymology of Sloths’ Names
The etymology of Sloths' Names Etymology is the study of words, particularly, the history of words. Thus, the etymology of...

What do sloths give to humanity?
What do sloths give to humanity? To measure a species only by the benefit it brings to human civilization is...

Baby Sloths: Everything you always wanted to know
Baby Sloths: everything you always wanted to know! A baby sloth is fully reliant on it's mother to teach it...

Searching for the Elusive Maned Sloths of Brazil
Searching for the Elusive Maned Sloths of Brazil If you are a fan of sloths, you might think that there...

How much do sloths sleep?
How much do sloths sleep? Sloths in the wild only sleep for 8 - 10 hours per day. The myth...

Three-fingered sloth ‘adopts’ a two-fingered sloth baby!
Three-fingered sloth 'adopts' a two-fingered sloth baby! These two sloths are not only different species, but they belong to two...

The ‘mummified’ skin of a giant sloth proves that they coexisted with the first humans of South America
The 'mummified' skin of a giant sloth proves that they coexisted with the first humans of South America Although it...

Love avocados? Thank the Giant ground sloths!
Love avocados? Thank the giant ground sloths! Did you know that we can thank giant ground sloths for the avocados...

Five-ton giant sloth lived in Costa Rica seven million years ago!
Five-ton giant sloth lived in Costa Rica seven million years ago! A giant sloth weighing five tons and whose height...