New research painted a more accurate picture of the megafauna that spread widely around the Americas before they went extinct.

Although sloths are often cited as the only green mammal, they are not truly green: their fur is coloured by algae that are hitching a lift. Specially adapted grooves or irregular cracks in the ...

“Sloths love green,” CMZoo said in a post to social media. “It’s the color of their favorite leafy foods, their native rainforests, and the color of the algae that grows on their fur in ...

The extinct giant ground sloths were some of the only ... and fungi to grow which makes them appear green. Some species of fungi living in sloth fur have been found to be active against certain ...

It is true! Sloths are so incredibly sluggish, algae actually grow on their fur. Sloths are known for their extremely slow movements, which are primarily due to their low metabolic rate and ...