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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Misty mountain hop
Nov 30, 2023Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Apr 21, 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
Nov 5, 2025Guru Nanak Gurpurab
Feb 25, 2025Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
Stepping back in time
Dec 26, 2025Boxing Day
Little Island, Big Sea
A place where Buddha attained enlightenment
Mar 30, 2024Brown-throated three-toed sloth
Sep 9, 2023Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
Aug 29, 2023Turkey tail mushroom
Twinkle twinkle, little bugs
The lungs of Earth
Jun 16, 2025World Sea Turtle Day
Stairway to where?
Mar 28, 2025Black-naped monarch
Sep 19, 2024Obereversand Lighthouse, Dorum, Germany
This snow will never melt
Oct 25, 2023Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
May 31, 2024Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
Your TEA comes from here!
Sep 6, 2025Pacific Park, Santa Monica State Beach, California, United States
Feb 23, 2024Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
Mar 26, 2026Logan Creek Suspension Bridge, West Coast Trail, Canada
What are these ancient animals?
Dec 25, 2023Christmas Day
Nov 1, 2024Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
The road less taken?
Jewel of the Adriatic