A helpful two-toed sloth named Jennifer SLO-pez, who lives at the Sustainable Safari in Minnesota, hung upside down to hold onto the dustpan pole and keep it still while her keeper was sweeping up ...

Specialised tendons in the sloth’s hands and feet lock into place, allowing them to hang upside down for long periods of time without wasting any energy. This unique locking mechanism is also ...

But there are times when even sloths must leave the comfort of their tree canopies and descend to the ground. Sloths, like all living things, need to defecate, which usually happens once per week.

In fact, sloths sleep, mate, and even give birth all while hanging upside down on a branch. And, as you might expect, that requires some pretty extreme adaptations. Cliffe: They've got special ...

We explore how the sloth loves to curl up asleep, then wake up and hang upside down in the trees. We also explore how the sloth reaches up into the trees to eat fruit. Down below, on the forest ...