Sloths are known for how slowly they move, but their slow speed isn't just a funny quality they have— it's part of why their species has survived for 64 million years. Following is the text of ...

Sloths are notable for their low energy levels and slow, deliberate movements (hence their name). They are part of a larger group known as the Xenarthra, which includes their distant relatives the ...

As the Sloth Conservation Foundation noted, 40 percent of sloths globally are threatened with extinction. This is in large part because humans have been encroaching on their native habitat.