Sloths may be hosting entire ecosystems in their thick, dense fur, and algae growth on sloths can grow so great that it tinges their fur green.

Perhaps Sloth Fur Could Save Your Life There’s a whole ecosystem going on in the fur of sloths that we could harness to fight antibiotic resistance, but progress is predictably slow.

What Drives a Sloth’s Ritualistic Trek to Poop? Scientists trace the odd bathroom behavior to relationships with bacteria and moths that inhabit their fur ...

Sloth mystery solved: How moths and algae shape this unusual creature's toilet habits Why sloths descend from the safety of the trees once a week to go to the toilet has baffled scientists - but ...

The sloth’s trips seem to encourage moths that mate in the mammal’s fur and algae that thrive on moth detritus, suggests Jonathan Pauli of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sampling the fur of captive animals from The Sloth Sanctuary, co-author Max Chavarría and fellow University of Costa Rica researchers found a range of organisms that have the potential to keep ...

Their fur is crawling with critters Sloth fur is long and coarse, and it features grooves and cracks that make a delightful home for things like beetles, moths, fungi, and (barf) cockroaches.

Their fur is crawling with critters Sloth fur is long and coarse, and it features grooves and cracks that make a delightful home for things like beetles, moths, fungi, and (barf) cockroaches.

Their fur is crawling with critters Sloth fur is long and coarse, and it features grooves and cracks that make a delightful home for things like beetles, moths, fungi, and (barf) cockroaches.