Probably. Sloths are often perceived as being simple, lazy animals that do little other than sleep all day. In fact, you might find it downright insulting if somebody suggested that a sloth could beat you in an arm-wrestle.

Cliffe, R.N., Haupt, R.J., Avey-Arroyo, J.A. and Wilson, R.P., 2015. Sloths like it hot: ambient temperature modulates food intake in the brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus). PeerJ, 3, p.e875.

The Pygmy sloths of Panama are considered to be one of the world’s most critically endangered mammals with the last official population count identifying only 79 individuals in 2012.

Cliffe, R.N., Avey-Arroyo, J.A., Arroyo, F.J., Holton, M.D. and Wilson, R.P., 2014. Mitigating the squash effect: sloths breathe easily upside down. Biology Letters, 10(4), p.20140172.

A while ago, the internet went crazy over the story of a five-month-old baby girl and her best friend: a pet sloth.

Sloths are famous for their unusual and bizarre bathroom habits.

What does it really mean to be a sloth? Why are they so slow? And why does it work?