Orphan baby sloths that are being raised in rescue centers need to develop their motor skills - and that means lots of climbing practice! Unfortunately it can be hard when your friends keep on getting in the way... Find out how we are helping to monitor the progress of sloths like these after they have been retrned to the wild: https://slothconservation.com/sloth-release/ | The Sloth Conservation Foundation

Watching a sloth climbing is truly mesmerizing. The muscles that sloths use to grip and produce a pulling motion are much more prominent than those that produce a pushing movement because sloths primarily use their arms to pull themselves upwards or to pull branches towards the body. Sloth muscles are also predominantly made up of specialized slow-twitch fibers (also called type 1 muscles) and produce the slow, deliberate, and controlled movements shown by sloths. Visit our website and learn abo

A sloth hangs upside down from a tree branch in a lush, green rainforest

A sloth nestled amongst vibrant green leaves, eating leaves

Lying sloth eating leaves at Sloth Sanctuary, Limon Province, Costa Rica