A sloth is a mammal that resembles a monkey resides largely in forests around Central and South America. Sloths are tree dwellers that sleep up to 20 hours a day and barely move at all.

One such mystery is related to one of the slowest creatures in the world: are sloths too slow to fart? Sloths have super slow digestion and metabolism and only poop about once a week. They mainly ...

(Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer) During her time at the store, Fieder has learned a lot about sloths in general. "They sleep 16 to 18 hours a day," Fieder said.

Getty Oh hi there! We're just hanging out to celebrate International Sloth Day, happening today, Oct. 20. But it's much more than a time to stare at cute pics of these snuggly guys: according to ...

He doesn’t like to move much, but that’s normal for sloths. They sleep for 10 to 20 hours a day! Quinto is a special kind of sloth though.

A new study – the first ever to record brain activity in a wild sleeping animal – reveals that wild sloths are far less lethargic than their captive cousins. In their natural habitat, three ...

Sloths aren’t as slothful when tested for sleep in their rainforest trees instead of in the lab. STUDY PARTICIPANT The brown-throated three-toed sloth has become the first free-ranging animal to ...