These petite and impossibly slow sloths have found that the ocean offers a safe and speedy way to get around. Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart.

They might look awkward doing it, but sloths are actually pretty good swimmers. They are often observed swimming with ease across rivers in their native Central and South America. If seen paddling ...

Sloths aren’t the most impressive swimmers. When today’s two- and three-toed sloths take a dip, they bob along in an awkward doggy paddle. But there used to be sloths that evolution had specifically ...