and algae growth on sloths can grow so great that it tinges their fur green. The video above from the Natural History Museum in London details what’s going on in a sloth’s fur. Its skin and ...

The organisms that take shelter in a sloth’s fur also offer the sloth some amazing benefits. Green algae, which grows on their fur and is fertilized by insects, gives the sloth unbeatable ...

Along with rainwater, nitrogen encourages the growth of algae. And algae give sloths a green coloring—effective camouflage from birds of prey patrolling overhead. The more moths on a sloth ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Monique Pool and the Green Heritage Fund Suriname (GHFS) have rescued and rehabilitated more than 600 sloths. The Xenarthra Shelter and ...

There are only 1,500 sloths left in the wild. But this Costa Rican sanctuary is preparing orphaned cubs for life in the rainforest. How do you teach a sloth to be a sloth? That’s the question ...

Advocates are sounding alarms. An employee woke up a two-toed sloth with a green bean in its enclosure in the SeaQuest in Trumbull, Conn. It has since closed after several U.S.D.A. violations ...

Despite being an older sloth, "Chata … knows how to work the room for some of her favorite snacks and can’t help but drool over green beans," according to the zoo. "She's proof that age is ...

Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor.