The sloth, named Fezzik after a character in The Princess Bride, is 10 years old and arrived from Milwaukee County Zoo.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has removed a second stuffed sloth from a tree along northbound I-5 near Bellingham, and is asking the ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense ...

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.

Sloths spend most of their time hanging motionless or slowly moving between tree branches. They descend to the ground rarely, often only to use the bathroom, which only happens about once a week.

Sloths weren’t always sleepy tree-dwellers. In the Ice Age, they grew to the size of elephants and defended themselves with razor-sharp claws. These overpowered giants once dominated landscapes before ...

Sloths spend most of their time hanging motionless or slowly moving between tree branches. They descend to the ground rarely, often only to use the bathroom, which only happens about once a week.

Over time, more and more species of tree-dwelling sloths went extinct, too. Two species survived in the Caribbean until around 4,500 years ago—until humans wiped them out.

The adorable sloth was just a few months old when it was rescued, but has excelled at climbing. He's currently being looked after at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica.

The largest sloths, including Megatherium and Mylodon, likely evolved from a tree-adapted sloth that ultimately decided to stay firmly planted on the ground.

A sloth scientist, her tree-climbing BFF, and their dog work to save Costa Rica’s sloth populations in groundbreaking ways, all while capturing rarely seen wild sloth behaviors and reimagining ...