The world’s slowest mammal is at risk of extinction by the end of the century due to their low metabolic rate and climate ...

Giant armadillos spend most of their time underground and sleep at least 18 hours a day because of their low energy lifestyle ...

Central and South America’s sloth populations may face a dire existential threat from climate change by the end of the century. New research published on September 27 in the journal PeerJ ...

A new PeerJ Life & Environment study has revealed that sloths, the famously slow-moving creatures of Central and South America, may face existential threats due to climate change. The research ...

Sloths sleep, eat, mate and even give birth upside down, according to the institute. They can live up to 40 years in captivity. Chata and other fellow Hoffman’s sloths are named after German ...

Sloths, the famously slow-moving yet adorable creatures native to Central and South America, could face extinction by the end of the century due to climate change. Researchers investigating how ...

MORE cases of a debilitating 'sloth' bug spread by biting insects have ... apply insect repellent regularly, and sleep under a mosquito net if you are not in enclosed, air-conditioned accommodation.

Sloth fever, or Oropouche virus as it is technically ... Use insect repellent, cover exposed skin and sleep under a treated bed net. Plan ahead and visit the TravelHealthPro website to look ...

Frequent power outages mean many sleep with windows open during the hot ... It has sometimes been called sloth fever because scientists first investigating the virus found it in a three-toed ...

International authorities are issuing warnings about "sloth fever" or Oropouche virus disease, after an increase in cases in South America, US and Europe. The illness is primarily transmitted by ...