As the Sloth Conservation Foundation writes, Oct. 20 is "more than an excuse to take it easy, it is a day to recognize an important member of tropical ecosystems" Oh hi there! We're just hanging out ...

San Diego Zoo Introduces New Baby Sloth in Adorable Video originally appeared on PetHelpful. What's cuter than a sloth? An adorable baby sloth! San Diego Zoo introduced the world to the zoo's newest ...

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Showing Kathie Lee and Hoda the incredible variety of life around the world, Julie Scardina of SeaWorld, Busch Gardens brings a sloth, an otter, a wallaby and a rock hyrax to Studio 1A.April 13, 2012 ...

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A cake was presented to a male two-toed sloth cub celebrating his first birthday on August 28 at Adventure World in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture. The cake was filled with apples and ...

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Ancient sloths lived in trees, on mountains, in deserts, boreal forests and open savannahs. These differences in habitat are primarily what drove the wide difference in size between sloth species.