Central and South America’s sloth populations may face a dire existential threat from climate change by the end of the century. New research published on September 27 in the journal PeerJ ...

Sloths, the famously slow-moving yet adorable creatures native to Central and South America, could face extinction by the end of the century due to climate change. Researchers investigating how ...

The warming temperatures are having a devastating impact on the slow-moving, two-fingered highland and lowland sloths found in Central and South America who aren't able to adapt to a warming world.

The study, titled "Sloth Metabolism May Make Survival Untenable Under Climate Change Scenarios," investigates how two-fingered sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni), living in both highland and lowland ...

The survival of sloths is under threat due to climate change, according to a new study. The famously slow-moving - and adorable - creatures of Central and South America could die out if ...

Sloths are known for taking their sweet time with everything. They get to eat, sleep, and hang out in trees all day, going ...

BIXBY, Okla. — At Anchored in Hope in Bixby you'll find a wide range of counseling services and two sloths. "Shiloh is mom, and Simon is our baby," says Anchored in Hope owner Ashley Beers.

Sloths are more vulnerable to the rising temperatures associated with climate change than other mammals, due to their unique physiology. In a new study, my colleagues and I found that sloths’ ability ...