2015 | Sloths Like It Hot: ambient temperature modulates food intake in the brown-throated sloth
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 Sloth
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.
Sloth Conservation: “Be the change you want to see in the world”
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.
2014 | Mitigating the Squash Effect: Sloths Breathe Easily Upside Down
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.
Why Sloths Do Not Make Good Pets
A while ago, the internet went crazy over the story of a five-month-old baby girl and her best friend: a pet sloth.
Sloth Deformities – A Genetic Study
The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica have now received 9 orphaned baby sloths showing birth defects.
Why Do Sloths Really Poop on the Ground?
Sloths are famous for their unusual and bizarre bathroom habits.
¿Por qué los perezosos defecan en el suelo?
Sloths are famous for their unusual and bizarre bathroom habits.
Why Are Sloths So Slow?
What does it really mean to be a sloth? Why are they so slow? And why does it work?
Why Are Sloths So Slow?
What does it really mean to be a sloth? Why are they so slow? And why does it work?