Sloths are identified by the number of long, prominent claws that they have on each front foot. There are both two-toed and three-toed sloths. All sloths are built for life in the treetops.

The average speed of a three-toed sloth (on Earth) is 0.15 miles per hour (0.24 km/h). Wild Republic EcoKins Mini Sloth: $13.33 at Amazon You can get a plush sloth just like the Crew-7 astronauts ...

In fact, today’s shaggy two-toed sloths are more closely related to Megalonyx than that other variety of upside-down mammal, the three-toed sloths. Together, the two- and three-toed flavors of ...