Sloths, those famously slow-moving tree dwellers of Central and South America, are captivating creatures with many peculiar ...

But there are times when even sloths must leave the comfort of their tree canopies and descend to the ground. Sloths, like all living things, need to defecate, which usually happens once per week.

The moths lay their eggs in the dung of the sloth. The larvae hatch and eat the sloth poop. When they are adults, they fly up to the sloths living in the trees and colonize their hair. The moths ...

This unique locking mechanism is also how sloths are able to sleep while hanging from a tree branch, and they have even been known to remain suspended upside down after death! 3. They poo a third ...

But that doesn't mean they're boring. In fact, sloths are one of the most extreme animals on the planet, and not just because they poop only once a week. First of all, sloths really are extremely ...