Winner of the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition; a sloth clinging to a fence post. Credit: Emmanuel Tardy. A brown-throated three-toed sloth strikes a familiar pose, clinging onto a ...

Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor. A brown-throated three-toed sloth peers over a tree's buttress root while defecating on ...

When it comes to slow motion, some creatures have truly perfected the art of moving at a crawl. Among the top contenders are the three-toed sloth, the Galápagos tortoise, and the banana slug, each ...