Long before modern sloths became slow-moving tree dwellers, their ancestors were enormous ground beasts. These ancient sloths stood as tall as elephants and weighed several tons. Fossil evidence shows ...

Discover how Megatherium americanum, often seen as a giant sloth, may have been an ancient predator instead of a mere herbivore. The lethargic two-foot-long tree-hugging sloths of the South and ...

Rainforest-inspired setting in heart of Central Florida’s tourism district will house dozens of the low-energy animals, ...

The world's slowest mammal has made its long-overdue debut at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire. Truffles is a 22-month-old female Linnaeus two-toed sloth and she has moved into a purpose-built ...

These sloths were around three metres tall and weighed over four tonnes GIANT sloths were hunted and slaughtered by humans almost 12,600 years ago. This is according to the latest analysis of an ...