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Team Sloth Goes To Brazil to Meet Giant Armadillos
Team Sloth Goes To Brazil to Meet Giant Armadillos *By Dr Rebecca Cliffe Sloths and giant armadillos belong to the ...
Sloth Versus Wombat
Sloth Versus Wombat In the wild, some animals are just delightfully strange, which is the case with sloths and wombats. ...
Slothtober 2024 | Tales From The Jungle
Slothtober 2024 | Tales From The Jungle October (Slothtober!) is one of our busiest (and favorite!) months of the year—not only ...
A Snuggle of Thank Yous For Sloth Day
Gregarious animals, or animals that live in groups, often have unique collective nouns to refer to them. For example, a ...
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Top 10 incredible facts about the sloth
Originally named after one of the Seven Deadly Sins, it's no surprise that sloths have been labelled as the worlds ...
Endangered Sloths
You may be surprised that only two of the six species of sloths are considered threatened with extinction by the ...
Why Are Sloths So Slow?
What does it really mean to be a sloth? Why are they so slow? And why does it work?
Why Sloths Do Not Make Good Pets
A while ago, the internet went crazy over the story of a five-month-old baby girl and her best friend: a ...
Slothopedia
“Sloth virus” Explained: How Media Hype Is Misleading the Public
"Sloth Virus" Explained: How Media Hype Is Misleading the Public The Sloth Conservation Foundation Clarifies Misleading Reports on “Sloth Virus”. ...
Meet the Southern Maned Sloth: The Latest Sloth Described
Meet the Southern Maned Sloth: The Latest Sloth Described Sloths are divided into two large groups: Bradypus, the three-fingered sloths ...
Sloth Raising Two Babies?
We frequently receive this question: Can a sloth raise two babies? Occasionally, sloths have been known to give birth to ...
Unveiling the Behavior and Activity of Sloths
Unveiling the Behavior and Activity of Sloths (Published research) In this newly published research called The behaviour and activity ...
Rare record of a sloth giving birth on the ground
Earlier this year, Jenny Berla and her family vacationed in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, where they witnessed an uncommon ...
What Do Sloths Eat? Sloth Diet, Food, and Digestion
Sloths are folivores It takes up to 30 days to digest a leaf Ambient temperature affects sloths' digestion Sloths eat small ...
Forests, the sloths’ home
Forests, the sloths' home Forests are areas of land covered with trees. “Forest” is a very broad term that encompasses ...
About Sloth Parasites
A parasite is an organism that lives in or on a host and benefits by deriving nutrients at said host’...
Sloth Mating: Not as slow as you think
Sloths are mysterious animals—people usually only see them sleeping or resting on their trees. It is rare for anyone ...
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?
Sloths in the wild only sleep for 8 - 10 hours per day. The myth that sloths sleep all day long has ...
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!
A giant sloth weighing five tons and whose height could exceed twice that of a human being was part of ...
Know your Sloth Predators: The Mighty Jaguar
Known for their impressive hunting abilities, jaguars (Panthera onca) are both feared and revered. Weighing a hefty 56-96 kg (120-200+ ...
With a little help from my friends: sloth hair, moths and algae
With a little help from my friends: sloth hair, moths, and algae Sloths are naturally solitary animals, but they are ...
Sloth Genetics: a surprising twist
Six years ago, SloCo Founder Dr. Rebecca Cliffe launched a major research project into sloth genetics in Costa Rica. She ...
8 Facts You (probably) Didn’t Know About Sloths’ anatomy
8 Facts You (probably) Didn't Know About Sloths' anatomy What is the skeleton of a Sloth like? What are their claws ...
Genética de perezosos: un giro inesperado
Hace seis años, la fundadora de SloCo, Dra. Rebecca Cliffe, lanzó un importante proyecto de investigación sobre la ...
Endangered Sloths
You may be surprised that only two of the six species of sloths are considered threatened with extinction by the ...
Anteaters: The Sloth’s Closest Relative!
Anteaters: The Sloth's Closest Relative! The Xenarthra family What exactly is a sloth? Are they related to bears? Monkeys? Marsupials? ...
Know your Sloth Predators: The Great Harpy Eagle
Harpy Eagles Quick Facts Biggest claws of any bird Can lift their own body weight in prey Females are much ...
What do you call a Group of Sloths?
You have probably heard of a murder of crows. What about a parliament of owls? A shrewdness of apes? A ...
Sloth Myths: 14 Things You Think You Know About Sloths
Myths About Sloths Although there are tons of sloth myths on the internet coming from self-appointed sloth experts, there are ...
Top 10 incredible facts about the sloth
Originally named after one of the Seven Deadly Sins, it's no surprise that sloths have been labelled as the worlds ...
Sloths and other strange mammals
Content warning: Contains information about reproductive organs and habits of mammals. The typical mammals As mammals, we (almost) all have ...
Sloth diversity – Species
This week we celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity! Did you know that the sloths we see today only ...
Do Sloths drink water?
You have probably never seen a sloth drinking water. In fact, very few people have! As a result, it has ...
Starving to death on a full stomach
There is a reason why sloths are only found in neotropical rainforests - because the weather is warm, humid and ...
The Male Sloth Speculum
We often receive reports of sloths that have been severely burnt or attacked with machetes as they are spotted ...
Do you think you are stronger than a sloth?
Do you think you are stronger than a sloth? Probably. Sloths are often perceived as being simple, lazy animals that ...
Sloths Like It Hot: ambient temperature modulates food intake in the brown-throated sloth
Ambient temperature modulates food intake in the brown-throated sloth (Bradypus Variegatus).
The Pygmy Sloth
The Pygmy sloths of Panama are considered to be one of the world’s most critically endangered mammals.
Mitigating the Squash Effect: Sloths Breathe Easily Upside Down
Sloths are known to spend a significant amount of their time hanging vertically upside down, yet no one has ever ...
Why Sloths Do Not Make Good Pets
A while ago, the internet went crazy over the story of a five-month-old baby girl and her best friend: a ...
Sloth Research
Climate Change Threatens the Future of Sloths
Our latest research, “Sloth metabolism may make survival untenable under climate change scenarios,” led by Dr. Cliffe, has been ...
GPS Collars and Accuracy to Study Sloths
Studying the GPS locations of an animal that doesn't move much is challenging compared to studying species that travel ...
Would You Hug a Sloth? Take the Survey
Social media is filled with photos and videos of people holding sloths (or other wildlife), and we are investigating ...
Collaring Sloths for Research: Suzi and Ginger
The following text was penned by Rona Neri, a photographer who came to Costa Rica to capture its wildlife. She ...
Collaring Tender the Sloth Through the Lens of a Photographer
Collaring Tender the Sloth Through the Lens of a Photographer The following text was penned by Rona Neri, a photographer ...
La Selva Sloths | Retrieving the GPS Collars
Back in June 2023, we ventured into the lush rainforest of La Selva Biological Station and Reserve to fit GPS ...
The Urban Sloth Project RECAP Part III (2023)
The Urban Sloth Project RECAP | Part III (2023) What a year, huh?! Everything happened in 2023 for the Urban Sloth Project (USP)! ...
Habitat Surveys: Unveiling the Secrets of Sloth Homes
Habitat surveys are an essential part of the Urban Sloth Project (USP). In these surveys, we make eight squares, ...
Questions and Certainties
Questions and Certainties Are sloths drinking more water than before? Is the smoke from cars affecting the delicate micro-ecosystems of ...
Solar Eclipses: When Day Turns to Night, How Do Sloths Respond?
Solar Eclipses: When Day Turns to Night, How Do Sloths Respond? On Saturday, 14 October, parts of the western hemisphere, including ...
How Weather Shapes Maned Sloths’ Behavior and Visibility
How Weather Shapes Maned Sloths’ Behavior and Visibility The Maned Sloth, also known as Bradypus torquatus, indigenous to the Atlantic ...
La Selva Sloths | Downloading the data wirelessly
Our team of researchers spent three days at La Selva Biological Station and Reserve at the end of August. ...
Meet La Selva Sloths: George, Misty, and Selvina
We are entering the next phase of the Urban Sloth Project! The aim of the Urban Sloth Project (USP) is ...
Luna: Her Illuminating Legacy
Luna made an unexpected entrance into the Urban Sloth Project (USP) in March 2021, accompanied by her first baby, Sol. ...
SloCo Expedition to La Selva for GPS Collaring and Sample Collection
The SloCo team visited La Selva Biological Station and Reserve to place GPS collars on the sloths that live there. ...
Collars, Backpacks, and Data Loggers: How to study sloths in the Wild
One would think that due to sloths’ famously slow lifestyle, observing them in the wild would not be a ...
The Sweet Saga of Mango
We will never forget that stormy day in May 2021 when we found Mango on the ground outside of HQ, ...
Unveiling the Behavior and Activity of Sloths
Unveiling the Behavior and Activity of Sloths (Published research) In this newly published research called The behaviour and activity ...
Could Antibiotic-Producing Sloth Fur Be the Key to Fighting Bacteria Resistance?
Recent research has shown that sloths in Costa Rica have bacteria in their fur that produces antibiotics. Could this finding ...
First record of sloths using thermal drones
First Record of Sloths Using Drones and Thermal Cameras Drones are revolutionizing the way scientists collect data, especially in the ...
The Urban Sloth Project Recap – Part II | 2022
The Urban Sloth Project Recap - Part II | 2022 The Urban Sloth Project is a research aiming to study how habitat ...
The Urban Sloth Project Recap – Part I (November 2020 to December 2021)
The Urban Sloth Project Recap - Part I (November 2020 to December 2021) In the South Caribbean of Costa Rica, it ...
How global warming and climate change will affect three-fingered sloths?
How global warming and climate change will affect sloths? Dr. Cliffe’s research from 2018 determining the metabolic rate of three-fingered ...
How Concerning is “Least Concern”? Sloths and the IUCN Red List
What is the IUCN Red List? Since 1964 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has kept a list of ...
The Urban Sloth Project: Meet BAGUETTE—the master of camouflage!
Baguette was the third three-fingered sloth collared for the Urban Sloth Project and was a rather spontaneous addition to the ...
The Adventures of Nacho
Nacho, a feisty Hoffmann’s two-fingered Sloth, joined the Urban Sloth Project in May 2021. Nacho was one of the most ...
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 ...
Urban Sloth Project: the impacts of habitat disturbance
Urban Sloth Project: the impacts of habitat disturbance The Urban Sloth Project is an ongoing, long-term investigation into the impacts ...
Being a giant sloth in an ancient wetland
Thirteen million years ago, when giant ground sloths roamed the Earth, a vast wetland known as the Pebas Mega-Wetland System ...
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 ...
Sloth Science and Universal Access to Information
September 28th is The International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), a day that, despite this digital age, goes ...
Five-ton giant sloth lived in Costa Rica seven million years ago!
A giant sloth weighing five tons and whose height could exceed twice that of a human being was part of ...
Sloth Genetics: a surprising twist
Six years ago, SloCo Founder Dr. Rebecca Cliffe launched a major research project into sloth genetics in Costa Rica. She ...
8 Facts You (probably) Didn’t Know About Sloths’ anatomy
8 Facts You (probably) Didn't Know About Sloths' anatomy What is the skeleton of a Sloth like? What are their claws ...
Genética de perezosos: un giro inesperado
Hace seis años, la fundadora de SloCo, Dra. Rebecca Cliffe, lanzó un importante proyecto de investigación sobre la ...
Camera traps fooled by sneaky sloths
Camera traps and trail cameras are commonly used outdoors for wildlife research and they are now also playing an increasingly ...
Sloths need more than just Cecropia for survival
Sloths need more than just Cecropia for survival Why do scientists sometimes feel the need to jump to extra conclusions, ...
Do Sloths drink water?
You have probably never seen a sloth drinking water. In fact, very few people have! As a result, it has ...
NEWLY PUBLISHED – the sloths extraordinary metabolic response to temperature!
We are delighted to announce that our latest sloth research paper was published today in the peer-reviewed scientific journal PeerJ! ...
Sloth Island, Guyana: in pursuit of the pale-throated sloth!
Hiding deep within the remote jungles of South America, there is an elusive and commonly overlooked species of sloth clinging ...
Sloths Like It Hot: ambient temperature modulates food intake in the brown-throated sloth
Ambient temperature modulates food intake in the brown-throated sloth (Bradypus Variegatus).
Projects updates
Team Sloth Goes To Brazil to Meet Giant Armadillos
Team Sloth Goes To Brazil to Meet Giant Armadillos *By Dr Rebecca Cliffe Sloths and giant armadillos belong to the ...
Angel’s Journey
Angel's Journey We do a lot of work to help wild sloths, and it’s great when we receive, for ...
When SLOW meets FAST | Documentary
This short documentary, filmed and edited by Mira Meijer, follows Dr. Cliffe and The Sloth Conservation Foundation team on the ...
Osa Peninsula: One of the Best Places to See Wildlife… But Not Sloths
Osa Peninsula: One of the Best Places to See Wildlife… But Not Sloths The Osa Peninsula, located in the South ...
Eight species of wildlife caught on camera trap using a Sloth Crossing!
In our last update, we shared with you the amazing milestone of our bridge n°300. In case you missed it, ...
Celebrating the installation of the Sloth Crossing canopy bridge number 300!
Everything Has a Beginning When we started the Sloth Crossing Project in 2019, we never imagined that this initiative would become ...
Our Second Trip to Tortuguero to Install More Sloth Crossings!
Tortuguero is one of the most unique places in Costa Rica. It’s a small village with no streets or ...
La Selva Sloths | Retrieving the GPS Collars
Back in June 2023, we ventured into the lush rainforest of La Selva Biological Station and Reserve to fit GPS ...
The Urban Sloth Project RECAP Part III (2023)
The Urban Sloth Project RECAP | Part III (2023) What a year, huh?! Everything happened in 2023 for the Urban Sloth Project (USP)! ...
2023 Review: The Year of Sloth Science | Tales From the Jungle
The past 12 months have indeed been a rollercoaster – a mix of hard work, intense emotions, and unforeseen challenges. But, with ...
SloCo Expedition to La Selva for GPS Collaring and Sample Collection
The SloCo team visited La Selva Biological Station and Reserve to place GPS collars on the sloths that live there. ...
JetSloth and Gravity Forms Sponsor 1000-Tree Plantation for Restoring Sloth Habitat.
To celebrate Sloth Month in October last year, our friends at JetSloth and Gravity Forms generously donated $10,000 to plant 1000 trees ...
The Urban Sloth Project Recap – Part II | 2022
The Urban Sloth Project Recap - Part II | 2022 The Urban Sloth Project is a research aiming to study how habitat ...
2022 | A year in review by Dr. Rebecca Cliffe
For SloCo, December is a time for reflection and review; we write our annual reports, study what went wrong, ...
The Urban Sloth Project Recap – Part I (November 2020 to December 2021)
The Urban Sloth Project Recap - Part I (November 2020 to December 2021) In the South Caribbean of Costa Rica, it ...
Tales from the Jungle 15 September | Projects Update Edition
Tales from the Jungle 15 September: Projects Update Edition Hello, sloth community! This week we have some great news, and we ...
Sloth Crossings Community update | July 2022
Hello Sloth Crossings Community! We’ve got a lot of exciting news for you this time, involving science, papers, our ...
Sloth Crossings Update: January-April
Hello Sloth Crossings Community! In this update, we’ll be covering the highlights of the project from January through April. ...
The Adventures of Nacho
Nacho, a feisty Hoffmann’s two-fingered Sloth, joined the Urban Sloth Project in May 2021. Nacho was one of the most ...
Sloth Crossings Community Update! 2021 Highlights
What an amazing year we had! When we started this project we had no idea that we’d be ...
The Origin of the National Symbol
Team Sloth contacted Jorge Carballo, the man responsible for the idea to declare sloths the national symbol for Costa Rica. ...
Sloth Crossings Update: More Wildlife seen on Bridges + Our First Installation
Our first bridge in Tortuguero! Building bridges in Tortuguero was an important milestone for the Sloth Crossing team because ...
The Sloth: A New National Symbol for Costa Rica
National symbols are culturally created images to represent the country and preserve collective memories about these icons. Usually, these symbols ...
Canine Training To Prevent Attacks On Sloths and Wildlife
Canine Training To Prevent Attacks On Sloths and Wildlife Certain wild animals, such as our sweet sloths, are slow-moving and ...
Tales from the Jungle: May Update!
Dogs, Goats, and Missing Sloths Team Sloth have been the opposite of slothful this month - we have been chasing ...
Tales from the Jungle
Slothtober 2024 | Tales From The Jungle
Slothtober 2024 | Tales From The Jungle October (Slothtober!) is one of our busiest (and favorite!) months of the year—not only ...
September 2024 | Tales From The Jungle
Slothtober is just around the corner, and we’re really excited to kick off our favorite month of the ...
August 2024 | Tales From The Jungle
August 2024 | Tales From The Jungle Hello dear Sloth Community! August has been a really hectic month here in the South ...
July 2024 | Tales From The Jungle
Hello, dear Sloth Community! The peak of summer and the rainy season has brought us big thunderstorms, flooding, and the ...
June 2024 | Tales From The Jungle
Sloths are slow and time is fast, and as we said goodbye to the sixth month of the year, we ...
May 2024 | Tales From The Jungle
A Unique Place in the World: Tortuguero Tortuguero is a small village with no streets or cars, nestled between the ...
April 2024 | Tales From The Jungle
Back to the wild: Monitoring rescued sloths Sloths in the wild learn everything from their mother: where to sleep, ...
March 2024 | Tales From the Jungle
Annual Report, updates, and a sloth fight! The last days of March are upon us, bringing the Easter Weekend, or ‘...
February 2024 | Tales From The Jungle
February 2024 | Tales From The Jungle February, Sloth Love Month, is over, and it’s time to say goodbye to our ...
January 2024 | Tales From The Jungle
A New Year, New Goals! As we welcomed 2024, the holiday season brought well-deserved breaks for part of our team. ...
2023 Review: The Year of Sloth Science | Tales From the Jungle
The past 12 months have indeed been a rollercoaster – a mix of hard work, intense emotions, and unforeseen challenges. But, with ...
October 2023 | Tales From the Jungle
Firstly, a heartfelt thank you for joining us in celebrating Slothtober! International Sloth Day was an overwhelming success with the ...
September 2023 | Tales from the Jungle
Slothtober Alert! Next month, we'll be honoring the slowest mammal on Earth! We are gearing up (at our own ...
August 2023 | Tales from the Jungle
Hanging out for Sloths - a successful event! We did it! Our first in-person event in the US was a ...
July 2023 | Tales From the Jungle
Hello, Sloth community! Here in the South Caribbean, we're at the peak of the rainy season and carry on ...
June 2023 | Tales From The Jungle
Hello again, dear Sloth Supporter! I hope this newsletter finds you well! As summer arrives in the Northern Hemisphere ...
MAY 2023 | Tales From The Jungle
New research published! Are sloths nocturnal? How much time do they spend sleeping, climbing, or resting? We are proud ...
April 2023 | Tales from the Jungle
April was a busy month in the South Caribbean of Costa Rica; we have updates about Luna, an exciting ...
March 2023 | Tales From The Jungle
This month’s newsletter begins with a heartbreaking story of one of our beloved Urban Sloths, but no matter how ...
Tales From the Jungle: February 2023
We hope our newsletter finds you enjoying this lovely month of hearts, friendship, romance, and other springtime giddies. February has ...
Starting 2023 with a Heart Full of Love | Tales from the Jungle January 2023
Starting 2023 with a Heart Full of Love At the end of last year, our tight-knit SloCo team scattered far and ...
Tales from the Jungle | November 2022
Dreams do come true Those of you who have been following SloCo’s work for the last few years know ...
Tales from the Jungle | SlothTober 2022!
Sloth Day Every October 20th, millions of different people around the world come together to celebrate sloths for reasons nearly ...
Tales from the Jungle 15 September | Projects Update Edition
Tales from the Jungle 15 September: Projects Update Edition Hello, sloth community! This week we have some great news, and we ...
Tales from the Jungle | August 2022
We’ve got exciting news this August! We have of course been up to our usual projects: reforestation, education, sloth ...
Tales from the jungle | July 2022
Hello, sloth community! Can you believe we’re more than halfway through the year already? We’ve already started ...
Tales from the Jungle: June 2022
Urban Sloth Project update We are very pleased to announce that we managed to get our routine health check done ...
Tales From the Jungle: May 2022
As we put nearly half the year behind us (holy cow, where is 2022 going?) we have so much great news ...
Tales from the Jungle: April 2022
Happy April everyone! We hope you survived any April Fools pranks from the beginning of the month, had a happy ...
Tales From the Jungle: March 2022
Biggest news! We are very proud to announce that the Founder and Executive Director of SloCo, Dr. Rebecca Cliffe, is ...
Tales from the Jungle: February, Sloth Love Month
Tales from the Jungle: February, Sloth Love Month February is the month for love. And here at SloCo, we have ...
Tales from the Jungle: January & February 2022
Tales from the Jungle: January & February 2022 December is usually a month where SloCo runs lean and much of our ...
Tales from the Jungle: December updates!
Happy December everyone! Wait, how is it December already? The final months of the year sneak up on us here ...
Tales From the Jungle: Slothober
What a wild month we’ve had! We got it through Slothtober with flying colors and even hosted the first-ever ...
Tales from the Jungle: July 2021
July is always an eventful month for Team Sloth, but we weren't prepared for what was lurking around the corner ...
Tales from the Jungle: June 2021
Tales From the Jungle: June 2021 A month to remember... June has been an emotional rollercoaster for Team Sloth. We sadly ...
Tales from the Jungle: May Update!
Dogs, Goats, and Missing Sloths Team Sloth have been the opposite of slothful this month - we have been chasing ...
Tales from the Jungle: April 2021
A Month of Highs and Lows I need to start by sharing with you some sad news. If you follow ...
Tales from the Jungle: March 2021
Tales From the Jungle: March 2021 While we talk a lot about transparency as a non-profit organization, we tend to only ...
Tales From the Jungle: February 2021
New Year, New Goals... New Sloths! After waving goodbye to 2020, we have jumped into 2021 with renewed energy and vigor ...
Tales from the Jungle: News and Updates!
Tales from the Jungle: News and updates! I can't believe it is already the end of August! The dwindling days ...
July on our Social Media
July 1 - Plastic-free month To start off #plasticfreejuly, we will be giving away a free tote bag with every physical ...
Tales from the jungle: June News!
Tales from the Jungle: June News! The new sloth conservation headquarters (HQ) and tree nursery! Located in Playa Negra, Puerto ...
Getting to know Team Sloth: Meet Patricio (a.k.a. Pato)!
This month we would like to introduce you to Patricio Silfeni; chief agronomist and manager of the Connected Gardens project. ...
June on our Social Media
3 June - World Bicycle Day In this picture you can see our Connected Gardens Project manager, Patricio, riding his bike ...
MAY on our Social Media
1-Worker´s day May Day, May Day! Today is also known as International Workers' Day, and we want to say ...
Tales from the Jungle: May
Tales From the Jungle: May Somehow we are almost half-way through 2020 - a year that is turning out to be ...
April on our Social Media
April 15 - World Art day Today is World Art Day and we want YOU to get creative! Upload photos of ...
Tales from the Jungle: April
At times like these, it can be easy to get wrapped up in the fear and uncertainty of everything. One ...
March On Our Social Media
World Wildlife Day - March 3rd Happy #WorldWildlifeDay the theme this year is "sustaining all life on Earth". All species ...
How is coronavirus affecting sloths?
Are you hanging in there? It's a bright, sunny morning in Costa Rica and we are all quarantined inside ...
Sloth versus
Sloth Versus Wombat
Sloth Versus Wombat In the wild, some animals are just delightfully strange, which is the case with sloths and wombats. ...
Sloth Versus Slow Loris
The slow loris, or 'loris perezoso' in Spanish (literally 'sloth loris'), is a fascinating creature. Despite living on the opposite ...
Sloth vs Sloth Bear
Sloth vs Sloth Bear Finally, sloth bears! We seized the opportunity to compare sloths and sloth bears to clarify the ...
Sloth Versus Sea Turtles
Sloths and Sea Turtles couldn’t be more different animals. One is a furry mammal, and the other is an ...
Sloth Versus Manatee
Do sloths and manatees have anything in common? One is a slow-moving arboreal mammal, and the other is a ...
Sloth Versus Giant Tortoise
Wait — we’re comparing a sloth with a reptile? It’s never been done before! What could a sloth possibly ...
Sloth Versus Capybara
Sloth versus Capybara The sloth and the capybara, do they have anything in common? What is a capybara, anyway? Aren’...
Sloth versus Giraffe
This month we’ve got another weird one for you as we compare the world’s tallest mammal with the ...
Sloth vs Armadillo
In today’s edition of “Sloths vs” we bring you the final, the long-awaited, the last but never least of ...
Sloth versus Cheetah
Sloth versus Cheetah Ready! Get set! Go….odbye! It’s a good thing this isn’t a race, because if ...
Sloth versus Aardvark
Welcome to the latest version of “Sloths Versus”, your monthly introduction to strange creatures of all kinds, where we (virtually) ...
Sloth versus Red Panda
Not to be confused with the giant panda, the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a small, furry mammal slightly larger ...
Sloth versus Pangolin
The humble sloth vs the armored pangolin, what have these two unusual mammals got in common? Pangolins are sometimes called “...
Sloth versus Anteater
In this episode of “sloths vs” we are taking a look at another member of the Xenarthra; the anteater. Anteaters ...
Sloth Versus Jaguar
The humble sloth vs the mighty jaguar, how do these two mysterious mammals compare? Before we start, this is not ...
Tracking Diaries
Counting Trees and Tracking Sloths | Tracking Diaries #17
Trees, more trees. Ten, a hundred, a thousand, more?! The beginning of the Great Sloth Census (a different research project ...
A happy accident | Tracking Diaries #16
It all started with a happy accident. While strolling back from the beach one afternoon, I noticed a bunch ...
Tales from Our Volunteers | Tracking Diaries #15
"July was my first serious month of volunteering, as I was still learning in June. I enjoyed feeling more confident ...
A little bit of Faith | Tracking Diaries #14
Hello! I’m Faith, a student from the UK, currently doing a 12-month research placement with the Sloth Conservation ...
The best job I have ever had | Tracking Diaries #13
The best job I have ever had | Tracking Diaries #13 I have been working as a researcher for SloCo for only 7 ...
Cloudy With a Chance of Monkeys | Tracking Diaries #12
“Ow! Ow, ow ow owwwwch!” I crouch down and hold my head in my hands, my skull still ringing ...
Watch out! | Tracking Diaries #11
The sea breeze is a welcome relief as we crest the final switchback and come out on top of ...
Things that look like sloths | Tracking Diaries #10
Things that look like sloths “Oh look, barbed wire,” Becky says as she picks her way around the rusty tangle ...
Courage: Tracking Diaries #9
I stare at the spider hanging in front of my face. It is huge, blue and black and yellow, hanging ...
A Little Taste of Heaven: Tracking Diaries #8
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I stare at the low chair in my living room, which I would swear on anything you like contained an ...
Tracking Diaries #6: Dear Santa
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Oh, the places you’ll go! Tracking Diaries #5
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Dr. Rebecca Cliffe received the Honorary Award of Doctor of Science from Swansea University.
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2° International Sloth Festival 2022, Costa Rica
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Photography workshop at Kukula Kids’ Club!
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Dr. Rebecca Cliffe is one of the winners of the Future For Nature Award!
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1st International Sloth Fest!
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Annual Reports
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Three-fingered sloth ‘adopts’ a two-fingered sloth baby!
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July is plastic-free month. It is an opportunity to reflect on how we can reduce our plastic consumption, which not ...
Sloth starts using a wildlife bridge in record time
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One of the things that I love most about the rainforest is its otherness – trees that stretch into the sky, ...
The Real Cost of a Cheap Pineapple from Costa Rica
In stores and supermarkets in North America and Europe, you can buy a pineapple for just a couple of dollars. ...
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As a child, upon hearing that there is an increase in “desertification” worldwide I probably would have been overjoyed, imagining ...
Helping Sloths By Helping Dogs
Saving sloths by sterilizing dogs What do these two have in common? You might find them both featured in ...
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World Wildlife Day: why do we celebrate this day
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The Wildlife Selfie Problem
Animals all over the world are being exploited for hands-on wildlife encounters. We might think that a photo of us ...
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Here we detail the 7 biggest threats to wild sloth populations and explain what we are doing to help. In all ...
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This month we are delighted to have installed 2 new Sloth Crossing wildlife bridges in the South Caribbean region of Costa ...
Sloths need more than just Cecropia for survival
Sloths need more than just Cecropia for survival Why do scientists sometimes feel the need to jump to extra conclusions, ...
Sloths and Palm Oil: how can you help?
The world is waking up to the palm oil crisis that has driven orangutans to the brink of extinction, but ...
Is Costa Rica really the best place in the world to see sloths?
If you want to see sloths in the wild, a quick google search will definitively point you in the direction ...
Why did the sloth cross the road?
Why did the sloth cross the road? For many species, the construction of a road slicing through the forest is ...
How to Help Sloths
Swipe your card and help sloths!
"How can I fund research and conservation initiatives to protect wild sloths on a meal deal-sized budget?" We’re ...
The Long Journey of Arthur To His Next Tree
The Long Journey of Arthur to His Next Tree We venture outside to work on our field projects daily, armed ...
Giving Tuesday 2022 with Sloths!
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4 Vegan recipes to help sloths
Deforestation to make way for cattle farming is a problem growing as exponentially as the human population. Cows make a ...
Why did the wildlife cross the road?
To expand into new territories and look for mates or food. It isn’t hard to imagine why animals need ...
Meat Out Day: Can the sloths’ diet save the planet?
Meat Out Day: Can the sloths' diet save the planet? ‘Meat out day’ encourages you to think about your meat ...
Giving Tuesday with the sloths!
Giving Tuesday is finally here and the festive season is just around the corner (doesn't it feel like 2020 has somehow ...
10 Perfect Gifts For People Who Love Sloths
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Celebrating International Sloth Day!
Celebrating International Sloth Day 2024! International Sloth Day is celebrated every October 20th, and it's the day to learn more about ...
The HANG IN THERE Challenge
Let's be honest - 2020 is turning out to be an extra-ordinary year for all of the wrong reasons. It has ...
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When it comes to tourism, sloths often get the short end of the stick. Sloths are at the top of ...
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Happy International Dog day everyone! While there seems to be a day for quite literally everything right now, a day ...
Helping sloths by going plastic-free: 11 daily items you can change today!
July is plastic-free month. It is an opportunity to reflect on how we can reduce our plastic consumption, which not ...
How sloths and people benefit from a plastic-free future
You may have heard of or remember a time when milk was delivered in glass bottles to your doorstep. In ...
Sloths and Cacao: You can have your chocolate cake and eat it too
Sloths and cacao: You can have your chocolate cake and eat it too There comes a point in childhood when ...
Sloth starts using a wildlife bridge in record time
This video of a three-fingered sloth using a wildlife bridge is the exciting result of the coordinated efforts of many ...
Helping Sloths By Helping Dogs
Saving sloths by sterilizing dogs What do these two have in common? You might find them both featured in ...
Eating Green to Save Sloths: Why Your Diet Matters
Why your diet matters Have you ever considered that what you choose to eat each day has a direct impact ...
Record-breaking bridges for sloths
Record-breaking bridges for sloths! Thanks to the generous support of our donors we have managed to install THREE new Sloth ...
Sloth Problems (and how to solve them)
Here we detail the 7 biggest threats to wild sloth populations and explain what we are doing to help. In all ...
Planting 100 trees in a morning
A family comes together to plant 100 trees Last week chief sloth botanist and director of the Connected Gardens Project met ...
New Sloth Crossing Wildlife Bridges
This month we are delighted to have installed 2 new Sloth Crossing wildlife bridges in the South Caribbean region of Costa ...
Adopt a Sloth for Mother’s Day
Sloth fans in the United States - Mother's Day is fast approaching! What better way to show your love and ...
The Great Sloth Run – the first ever 5K race to benefit sloth conservation!
We are excited to announce that, together with Pangols and Sloth Relief & Shelters, we are launching the first ever 5...
Gifts That Give Back
Shopping for the sloth lover in your life? Look no further! We can provide you with the perfect gift that ...
Paleo sloths
Human-Caused Wildfires Spell Doom for Giant Sloths in California
In a recently published investigation called "Pre–Younger Dryas megafaunal extirpation at Rancho La Brea linked to fire-driven state shift," ...
First Fossils of an Aquatic Sloth Found in Continental Environment in Argentina
Researchers have discovered the remains of a specimen of Thalassocnus, a marine sloth found for the first time in a ...
Resurrecting giant ground sloths with Augmented Reality
For a chance to picture what the prehistoric Shasta ground sloth may have looked like, virtual and augmented reality may ...
Prehistoric Rock Art Might be Early Representations of Giant Ground Sloths
Prehistoric Rock Art Might be Early Representations of Giant Ground Sloths In the Amazon rainforests in the country of Colombia, ...
Mylodon Giant Sloth, opportunistic omnivore?
Mylodon Giant Sloth, Opportunistic Omnivore? Sloths these days are small, tree-dwelling animals that live high up in the rainforest canopy ...
Did humans cause the extinction of the giant ground sloths?
"We believe that human beings are mainly responsible for the extinction of megafauna in South America," said Luciano Prates and ...
The hidden “armor” found in the skin of a giant ground sloth
The hidden "armor" found in the skin of a giant ground sloth Argentinian scientists used X-rays on a 13,000-year-old sloth ...
Being a giant sloth in an ancient wetland
Thirteen million years ago, when giant ground sloths roamed the Earth, a vast wetland known as the Pebas Mega-Wetland System ...
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 ...
Sloth Fun
On a scale of medieval sloths, how are you feeling today?
Well, since these illustrations date from the 1700s to the 1800s, they technically represent 'Enlightenment' or 'Victorian' sloths, ...
QUIZ | Are You a Sloth Expert? Two-Fingered Edition
Although often referred to as two-toed sloths, this description can be a bit misleading since all sloths have three ...
QUIZ | Are You a Sloth Expert?
QUIZ | Are You a True Sloth Expert? Three-fingered Sloths Edition The definitive quiz for sloth experts! This time, we ...
You Call Me Slow (Sloth Song)
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The End Of Sloth? Verses by Eric Stormer
despite slow and sleepy demeanor clever survivalist blending in conserving strength but now run headlong into what cannot outpace ...
International Workers’ Day and Idleness
International Workers' Day and Idleness Today is International Workers' Day. And what does this have to do with sloths? ...
106 years old and increasingly tolerant of dogs…
106 years old and increasingly tolerant of dogs... THE 19th-century French poet Gérard de Nerval used to take his pet ...
2° International Sloth Festival 2022, Costa Rica
Last year we launched the first-ever International Sloth Festival. In spite of some rough beginnings and the remnants of Covid ...
Why are sloths one of the cutest animals in the world?
Why are sloths so darn cute? Is it the little button eyes, the round, fuzzy head, or perhaps the adorable ...
How do I love thee?
How do I love thee? Supporters, how do I love thee? Oh, let me count the ways! I love your ...
Kokomo
Off the Caribbean breeze, there’s a sloth called Kokomo He’s where we wanna go, to get away from ...
Best Sloth Memes
Some experts consider memes an important form of communication. No doubt you also know someone who speaks in memes (millennials, ...
Top sloth blogs from 2021
It’s the end of the year again—time to reflect, reorganize, and recap the best of 2021. So here are ...
This is Sloth Tracking: a Spooky Poem
Boys and girls of every age, Wouldn’t you like to see something strange? Come with us and you ...
Arislothl & Slothocles: Taking Things Philosophically
Arislothl & Slothocles: Taking Things Philosophically GREAT excitement has followed my discovery, in an attic clean-out at Beachcomber Towers, of ...
Sloths in the museum
Recently we visited Costa Rica's La Salle Museum of Natural History, located in the capital, San José. With over 65,000 specimens ...
Dear sloth lovers: We love You!
At its heart, Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to show appreciation for our loved ones. Showering our significant others ...
The true stories behind these famous baby sloth photos
The true stories behind these viral baby sloth photos With a following rivaling that of the Kardashians, these baby sloths ...
Slothoween and Things that Go Bump in the Night
When you think of Halloween, sloths may not be the first creatures that come to mind. These "serial chillers" may ...
Spooky Sloth Stories For Halloween!
Spooky Sloth stories for Halloween! If iconic villains were replaced with sloths... To celebrate the end of October we have ...
Celebrating International Sloth Day!
Celebrating International Sloth Day 2024! International Sloth Day is celebrated every October 20th, and it's the day to learn more about ...
The HANG IN THERE Challenge
Let's be honest - 2020 is turning out to be an extra-ordinary year for all of the wrong reasons. It has ...
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 ...
Book Lovers Day! Our 20 favorite nature and animal books
Thank goodness for books! Especially in recent times they have become even more treasured and there's so much we can ...
June on our Social Media
3 June - World Bicycle Day In this picture you can see our Connected Gardens Project manager, Patricio, riding his bike ...
What do you call a Group of Sloths?
You have probably heard of a murder of crows. What about a parliament of owls? A shrewdness of apes? A ...
Responsible Tourism
What to do in Sloth Paradise: 15 Top Activities in the South Caribbean of Costa Rica
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca: the beach town where the dress code is a bathing suit and flip-flops and no one ...
What you need to know about the South Caribbean of Costa Rica
“Limón has its own identity,” said Markus Brown, whose family has lived in Punta Uva, one of the most ...
How to be a responsible traveler?
Responsible travel is not only caring about nature and the ecosystem, it is about being socially and culturally aware, understanding ...
Sloths in the museum
Recently we visited Costa Rica's La Salle Museum of Natural History, located in the capital, San José. With over 65,000 specimens ...
Sloth-friendly tourism: How to help sloths while traveling
When it comes to tourism, sloths often get the short end of the stick. Sloths are at the top of ...
Sloth Encounter Experiences: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Sloth Encounter Experiences Are you thinking about booking a sloth encounter experience at a zoo or rescue center? Before you ...
The Ultimate Sloth Selfie Code
Would you like to have your photograph taken with a sloth? A sloth selfie for social media? When considering a ...
Social distancing: learning from sloths
It is an unnerving time. The world watches with baited breath as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread and social ...
Love and Respect for Sloths
Do you ever smile when you are anxious? Laugh when you feel uncomfortable? Often, our external appearances can be deceiving. ...
The Wildlife Selfie Problem
Animals all over the world are being exploited for hands-on wildlife encounters. We might think that a photo of us ...
Tourism, selfies and animals: are you travelling responsibly?
Tourism, selfies, and animals: are you traveling responsibly? The tourism industry is a huge business. By 2020 it is estimated that 1.5 ...
Don’t Stress the Sloths – a guide to responsible tourism
We are so excited to launch our latest campaign in 2019 - how to enjoy sloths without stressing them out, a ...
Sloth-Friendly Living
Canine Training To Prevent Attacks On Sloths and Wildlife
Canine Training To Prevent Attacks On Sloths and Wildlife Certain wild animals, such as our sweet sloths, are slow-moving and ...
Sloth-friendly tourism: How to help sloths while traveling
When it comes to tourism, sloths often get the short end of the stick. Sloths are at the top of ...
How sloths and people benefit from a plastic-free future
You may have heard of or remember a time when milk was delivered in glass bottles to your doorstep. In ...
The Real Cost of a Cheap Pineapple from Costa Rica
In stores and supermarkets in North America and Europe, you can buy a pineapple for just a couple of dollars. ...
How are sloths affected by desertification and drought?
As a child, upon hearing that there is an increase in “desertification” worldwide I probably would have been overjoyed, imagining ...
World Wildlife Day: why do we celebrate this day
World Wildlife Day A Day to Celebrate! World Wildlife Day is the most important global annual event dedicated to wildlife. ...
Working With Nature
Natural rhythms Many people are drawn to Costa Rica for its “Pura Vida” lifestyle (literally translating as ‘Pure Life’); a ...
7 ways you can help sloths today!
"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” We ...
Eating Green to Save Sloths: Why Your Diet Matters
Why your diet matters Have you ever considered that what you choose to eat each day has a direct impact ...
SloCo Team
Tortuguero: Wildlife bridges, castration clinics, and more!
Last year Team Sloth were thrilled to receive an invite to visit the Tortuguero National Park on the Caribbean Coast ...
Annual Reports
Annual Reports We understand that it is important for you to know that your donations are being used in the ...
Getting to know Team Sloth: Meet Amelia!
Amelia Symeou is SloCo’s Ecology Coordinator. She is currently leading the Urban Sloth Project and tracking sloths every day. ...
Celebrating International Day of the Girl with Team Sloth
October 11th is International Day of the Girl. This is a day to recognize the issues that girls face globally ...
The dog days (are never over): Why caring for dogs helps sloths
Happy International Dog day everyone! While there seems to be a day for quite literally everything right now, a day ...
Behind The Scenes With Sloth Photographer Suzi Eszterhas!
Behind The Scenes With Sloth Photographer Suzi Eszterhas! To be a wildlife photographer you need to have a lot of ...
News
Prehistoric Rock Art Might be Early Representations of Giant Ground Sloths
Prehistoric Rock Art Might be Early Representations of Giant Ground Sloths In the Amazon rainforests in the country of Colombia, ...
The Origin of the National Symbol
Team Sloth contacted Jorge Carballo, the man responsible for the idea to declare sloths the national symbol for Costa Rica. ...
Tales from the Jungle: July 2021
July is always an eventful month for Team Sloth, but we weren't prepared for what was lurking around the corner ...
The Sloth: A New National Symbol for Costa Rica
National symbols are culturally created images to represent the country and preserve collective memories about these icons. Usually, these symbols ...
Tales from the Jungle: June 2021
Tales From the Jungle: June 2021 A month to remember... June has been an emotional rollercoaster for Team Sloth. We sadly ...
Tortuguero: Wildlife bridges, castration clinics, and more!
Last year Team Sloth were thrilled to receive an invite to visit the Tortuguero National Park on the Caribbean Coast ...
Tales from the Jungle: May Update!
Dogs, Goats, and Missing Sloths Team Sloth have been the opposite of slothful this month - we have been chasing ...
Did humans cause the extinction of the giant ground sloths?
"We believe that human beings are mainly responsible for the extinction of megafauna in South America," said Luciano Prates and ...
Spay and Neuter
Canine Training To Prevent Attacks On Sloths and Wildlife
Canine Training To Prevent Attacks On Sloths and Wildlife Certain wild animals, such as our sweet sloths, are slow-moving and ...
