If you want to see sloths in the wild, a quick google search will definitively point you in the direction of Costa Rica.

For many species, the construction of a road slicing through the forest is an unwelcome inconvenience. Animals that can leap, such as monkeys, may be able to traverse the gap in the forest canopy without too much difficulty.

Sloth populations across South and Central America, like many other animals, are under threat from unprecedented levels of habitat loss. There is no way to escape the fact that 1-2 acres of rainforest land are cleared every single second.

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

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