Being slow means sloths can't outrun predators. Instead, sloths outsmart predators by relying on camouflage, such as algae that grows on their fur. Their main predators rely on sight and movement.

The researchers found that three-toed sloths can harbor more phoretic moths than their two-toed counterparts because of greater concentrations of inorganic nitrogen and higher algal biomass in their ...

The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...

The sloth’s hair is a living, breathing home to many different organisms, from microbes, insects to fungi and algae. Even the entire lifecycle of some moth species, including Cryptoses Choloepi Dyar, ...

Luckily, Toast the Narcoleptic Doodle Dog found that unlikely connection during a meet-and-greet with some truly incredible ...

The Hoffman's two-toed sloth is one of the world's slowest mammals—so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: If there's one thing you know about sloths, it's that they're, well, slow. But that doesn't mean they're boring. In fact, sloths are one of the ...

Sloths have an unusual method of camouflage — cracks in their hair allow many different species of algae and fungi to grow which makes them appear green. Some species of fungi living in sloth ...

This uplifting post from discover.animal shows some good Samaritans helping a lucky sloth make its way across traffic and ...

“Sloths function the best between 75 to 90 degrees ... has a groove in each hair and that groove in the hair is to grow algae. Because in the wild they’re living in these trees high in the ...

As we can see in the video, their hair can also sometimes look green due to the algae that grows in it. Sloths are known for being incredibly slow. In fact, they are the slowest mammals in the world.

This week we present animal trivia that you can use to amaze your friends. Sloths move so slowly (in a tree it only moves nine feet in one minute) that it needs good defensive camouflage. It has green ...