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

Because sloths spend most of their life upside-down in the trees, its fur grows the other way—belly to back—allowing it to drip dry from the rain. The Art of Sausage Making National Treasure ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As it turns out, it’s easy to miss when a sloth is expecting. Something similar happened at the Hattiesburg Zoo in 2018 when ...