Being slow means sloths can't outrun predators. Instead, sloths outsmart predators by relying on camouflage, such as algae that grows on their fur. Their main predators rely on sight and movement.

In turn, the researchers found that the moths increase algal growth, providing more sustenance for the algae-eating sloths. “By descending a tree to defecate, sloths transport moths to their ...

The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...

and two-toed feet (for two-toed sloths) act like powerful hooks, keeping them securely anchored to branches. Their fur, often ...

The sloth’s hair is a living, breathing home to many different organisms, from microbes, insects to fungi and algae. Even the entire lifecycle of some moth species, including Cryptoses Choloepi Dyar, ...

Sloths have an unusual method of camouflage — cracks in their hair allow many different species of algae and fungi to grow which makes them appear green. Some species of fungi living in sloth ...

The Hoffman's two-toed sloth is one of the world's slowest mammals—so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: If there's one thing you know about sloths, it's that they're, well, slow. But that doesn't mean they're boring. In fact, sloths are one of the ...

“Sloths function the best between 75 to 90 degrees ... has a groove in each hair and that groove in the hair is to grow algae. Because in the wild they’re living in these trees high in the ...

As we can see in the video, their hair can also sometimes look green due to the algae that grows in it. Sloths are known for being incredibly slow. In fact, they are the slowest mammals in the world.