Category: Sloth Research

Osa Expedition: Two Sloths, Three Plots, and One Very Happy Team
Osa Expedition: Two Sloths, Three Plots, and One Very Happy Team If there’s one thing fieldwork teaches you, it’s that...

Great Sloth Census | The Dog Days Are Over
Great Sloth Census | The Dog Days Are Over We don’t know how many sloths there are. We don’t even...

Gastrointestinal Parasites in Wild Sloths| Published Research
Gastrointestinal Parasites in Wild Sloths| Published Research If you were to picture a sloth’s life in the rainforest canopy, "parasites"...

A Peek Into Sloth Data
A Peek Into Sloth Data Last week, we went to the primary forests in search of new sloths to collar...

Tiki, Tender, and Becky
Tiki, Tender, and Becky Tender is no ordinary sloth. He’s a young, sweet explorer living near a beach bar in...

Climate Change Threatens the Future of Sloths
Climate Change Threatens the Future of Sloths Our latest research, “Sloth metabolism may make survival untenable under climate change...

GPS Collars and Accuracy to Study Sloths
GPS Collars and Accuracy to Study Sloths Studying the GPS locations of an animal that doesn't move much is...

Would You Hug a Sloth? Take the Survey
Would You Hug a Sloth? Take the Survey Social media is filled with photos and videos of people holding...

Collaring Sloths for Research: Suzi and Ginger
Collaring Sloths for Research: Suzi and Ginger The following text was penned by Rona Neri, a photographer who came to...

Collaring Tender the Sloth Through the Lens of a Photographer
Collaring Tender the Sloth Through the Lens of a Photographer The following text was penned by Rona Neri, a photographer...