In the dense mangroves of Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the coast of Panama, resides one of the world’s most ...

The pygmy three-toed sloth requires rapid action from the Panamanian government if it is to survive. Photo courtesy of Bryson Voirin. Larger view of the world’s smallest sloth.

Although many mistake them for monkeys or even bears, sloths are not primates, much less carnivores. These slow-moving, ...

Washington, DC—The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the pygmy three-toed sloth under the Endangered Species Act in response to a 2013 emergency petition filed by the Animal ...

Explore 15 wild animals that are rarely seen and often live in remote or protected habitats. These extraordinary species, ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the pygmy three-toed sloth under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal responds to a 2013 petition filed after officials ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the pygmy three-toed sloth under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal responds to a 2013 petition filed after officials ...

A critically endangered pygmy three-toed sloth clutches a tree on the island of Escudo de Veragua, off the Caribbean coast of Panama. Photograph By Stephanie Vermillion Back in Rio Caña, the ...

The average speed of a three-toed sloth (on Earth) is 0.15 miles per hour (0.24 km/h). You may like Plush polar bear with penguin art floats as Fram2 zero-g indicator in polar orbit ...