The northern and southern maned sloths may look very similar from the outside, but their genomes reveal different stories: ...

For years scientists assumed that sloths don't fart — believing the methane produced by their slow digestive system was simply absorbed into their bloodstreams and breathed out through their mouths.

Sloths have been depicted as the slowest-moving mammals in the world, and have been stuck with that reputation. However, sloths are amazing animals. They may seem innocent and defenseless, but sloths ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging ...

For years scientists assumed that sloths don't fart — believing the methane produced by their slow digestive system was simply absorbed into their bloodstreams and breathed out through their mouths.