International Sloth Day Oct 20, 2026

Slow and steady wins the race—and the brown-throated sloth seems perfectly happy to skip the race altogether. On International Sloth Day, this three-toed mammal offers a different lesson in getting by: conserve energy, hang on and take your time.

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Today in History

Hangin around
Oct 20, 2023Pygmy three-toed sloth baby, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama
Oct 20, 2024International Sloth Day
Oct 20, 2025Hoffmanns two-toed sloth, Ecuador

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Jan 27, 2024Northern hawk owl
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Jan 18, 2025Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, United States
Jun 12, 2024Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA
Apr 14, 2025Ambedkar Jayanti
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Apr 17, 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
Sep 1, 2024River Thames, London, England
Sep 26, 2024Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
Jun 20, 2026Arched iceberg, western Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
Nov 27, 2025Eastbourne Pier, East Sussex, England
May 14, 2025Porto Flavia, Sulcis-Iglesiente, Sardinia, Italy
Jan 10, 2024Mylopotamos, Thessaly, Greece
Jul 14, 2026Shark Awareness Day
Sept 25, 2026Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 14, 2026Ammonite fossils from the Jurassic Period
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Oct 15, 2026Market Square from the Witches Bridge, Wroclaw, Poland
Shell-ebrating sea turtles
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Oct 13, 2026Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Aug 6, 2025Ring-tailed lemur
An underwater paradise to explore
Apr 24, 2026Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
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