Sloths have a reputation for laziness, but these easy-going mammals could be the world's best recyclers, suggests a new study that finds the poop of three-toed sloths attracts moths that colonize ...

Sloths may be hosting entire ecosystems in their thick, dense fur, and algae growth on sloths can grow so great that it tinges their fur green.

The fur of three-toed sloths house lots of little inhabitants: algae, fungi, moths, and beetles, for example.

Health Sloth Fur Might Yield New Drugs Microbes living in the beasts' coats could be deadly to malaria and cancer cells. By Douglas Main Published Jan 22, 2014 7:16 PM EST ...

Sampling the fur of captive animals from The Sloth Sanctuary, co-author Max Chavarría and fellow University of Costa Rica researchers found a range of organisms that have the potential to keep ...

Despite being so sedentary that algae grow on their fur, the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance's new sloth pup is anything but slow to steal hearts.

Why Sloth Fur is Perfect for an Upside-Down Life In mammals, hair parts grow along the spine and flow down the back to the belly. Because sloths spend most of their life upside-down in the trees ...

Discover the new sloth at Woodland Park Zoo’s tropical aviary, enriching the experience for visitors and wildlife lovers ...

Their fur is crawling with critters Sloth fur is long and coarse, and it features grooves and cracks that make a delightful home for things like beetles, moths, fungi, and (barf) cockroaches.

Despite being so sedentary that algae grow on their fur, the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance’s new sloth pup is anything but slow to steal hearts.