Watching a sloth climbing is truly mesmerizing. The muscles that sloths use to grip and produce a pulling motion are much more prominent than those that produce a pushing movement because sloths primarily use their arms to pull themselves upwards or to pull branches towards the body. Sloth muscles are also predominantly made up of specialized slow-twitch fibers (also called type 1 muscles) and produce the slow, deliberate, and controlled movements shown by sloths. Visit our website and learn abo

How many sloths can you count? 🤔 All these sloths are resting on a single Guarumo tree. Although it's hard to notice, this area's habitat has been severely disturbed, and this Guarumo is in a small patch of forest between a surfer's beach and the main road. 🌱 The Connected Gardens Project aims to restore habitat in urban areas like this one by planting sloth-friendly trees and installing Sloth Crossings canopy bridges. | The Sloth Conservation Foundation

Resurrecting giant ground sloths with Augmented Reality, what did they look like? How did they move? A team of scientists created reconstructions of Ice Age animals that were found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Downtown LA. You can see these animals with AG and VR, check out our latest blog to learn more: http://bit.ly/3QtXWPB (or link in bio for Instagram)🦥 | The Sloth Conservation Foundation

Sloths are not only well camouflaged to blend their surroundings, but their slow movements and ability to stay still for long periods of time (thanks to their incredible strength) make them stealthy and incredibly hard to spot for their predators. Sloths are not good at escaping predators; they avoid them! Visit our website and learn more about sloths and how to help them! . #camouflaged #Stealth #Gym #Strength | The Sloth Conservation Foundation

#SlothFact sloths do not sleep 18 hours a day! On average, a sloth sleeps 'only' 8 to 10 hours. | The Sloth Conservation Foundation