Photo of the Day
A three-toed sloth
Tuesday 20 October 2026
It's International Sloth Day.
A brown-throated three-toed sloth photographed at Lake Gatún, Panama. Sloths spend almost their whole lives hanging upside down in the treetops.
Fun facts
- Algae grows in their fur and can tint them green, which helps them hide. source ↗
- They climb down to the ground about once a week to go to the bathroom. source ↗
- They're surprisingly strong swimmers, and can slow their heart rate to stay underwater for a long time. source ↗
- Three-toed sloths can turn their heads about 270 degrees thanks to extra neck vertebrae. source ↗
- Image
- Stefan Laube
- Licence
- Public domain
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons