So, on the ground, they move by digging in with their claws and dragging themselves with their muscular arms. Some researchers estimate a sloth can only travel 1-5 feet per minute. The reason ...

Though they couldn't be clumsier on land, sloths are surprisingly good swimmers. They sometimes fall directly from rain forest trees into rivers and stroke efficiently with their long arms.

Though they couldn't be clumsier on land, sloths are surprisingly good swimmers. They sometimes fall directly from rain forest trees into rivers and stroke efficiently with their long arms.

Sloths are known for being incredibly slow. In fact, they are the slowest mammals in the world. Although they can stand, they cannot walk. So, on the ground, they move by digging in with their claws ...