Here are 9 facts about sloths for International Sloth Day | Metro

On this International Sloth Day, let’s learn how to protect them: through science, education, and respect for their habitat. Remember: don’t handle wildlife, don’t leave trash behind, and support responsible ecotourism. @pygmyslothproject 📸 Claudia Gray, Bryson Voirin, Diorene Smith #InternationalSlothDay #PygmySloth #EscudoDeVeraguas #Conservation #BiodiversityPanama #EnvironmentalEducation #SlowButSmart | IUCN/SSC Anteater, Sloth and Armadillo Specialist Group

It's International Sloth Day! Naples Zoo is home to a Linne's two-toed sloth named Susie. Sloths are an incredible and unique species. Here are just a few fun facts: 🔸They are most closely related to anteaters. 🔸Being slow is one of their best defenses! The predators that hunt them use sight to detect prey, and sloths can often go unseen because of how slow they move. 🔸Sloths have the lowest metabolic rate of any mammal - it can take them 30 days to digest a leaf! #NaplesZoo #InternationalSlo

A three-fingered baby sloth that fell out of a tree was reunited with its mom after staff members at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica played back a recording of the sound of its cries. | CNN