International Sloth Day Oct 20, 2024

International Sloth Day

The world"s slowest mammal takes the spotlight today on International Sloth Day. Celebrated on October 20, this day invites us to learn more about their lives, including the threats they face, like shrinking habitat, and conservation efforts. There are six living sloth species, divided into two types: three-toed sloths and two-toed sloths.

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Today in History

Hangin around
Oct 20, 2023Pygmy three-toed sloth baby, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama
Oct 20, 2025Hoffmanns two-toed sloth, Ecuador

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Dad on duty
Jan 9, 2026Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States
Angry bird, doting dad
Aug 25, 2024Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, Telangana
Sep 27, 2023Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
Aug 25, 2025Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
Jan 5, 2026A herd of impalas, Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
May 6, 2025An ultralight aircraft flying over the sands of Namibia
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Oct 22, 2023Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
Mar 28, 2025Black-naped monarch
What are these predators doing?
Where did you drop the fish, son?
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Nov 20, 2023Gathering Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Jun 16, 2024Happy Fathers Day!
See-through cephalopod
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A sacred water tank in Hampi
What the heck is a distaff?
Sep 13, 2024Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA
Oct 16, 2024Jurassic Coast, Dorset, United Kingdom
God’s Own Country
Sunlight turning silver to gold
Mar 19, 2025A black heron canopy hunting in Botswana
An underwater paradise to explore
Nov 20, 2024Olive grove, Valle dItria, Puglia, Italy
Feb 2, 2026Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany