The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica is shining a light on the education and conservation of these fascinating animals!

The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...

In fact, sloths use about 90% less energy than the average mammal, which is vital, considering their diet is a low-energy snack consisting of leaves...with a side of leaves. And as it turns out ...

These mellow-looking creatures are closely related to armadillos and anteaters and eat a diet of mostly leaves. Because of their sleepy nature, sloths have become lovable, with sloth characters ...

Sloths have the lowest metabolic rate of any non-hibernating mammal as well, and the vast majority of their diet is leaf-based. Leaves themselves do not contain many calories, and due to their ...