International Sloth Day Oct 20, 2024

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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Jul 18, 2024Coral Reef Awareness Week
Dec 10, 2025Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Mar 20, 2024Cave Dale and Peveril Castle, England
Jan 27, 2025Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
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Dec 25, 2023Christmas Day
Desert daggers?
Park of the Monsters
Sep 5, 2025Happy Onam!
Nov 11, 2025Externsteine in the Teutoburg Forest, Germany
Sep 2, 2025Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
Nov 4, 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
Jun 13, 2025Vila Franca Islet, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Jul 16, 2024A hammock in Central Florida, USA
Mar 9, 2026Grey seal sleeping on the beach, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Sep 26, 2024Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
A one-of-a-kind splash
Eyes on the skies
Blurring the lines with wearable art
Love is in the snow
When just a pinch of salt won’t do
Jun 18, 2025Asian swallowtail butterfly on a red spider lily
Revealing natures turquoise gem
Jan 28, 2026Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand
Jan 18, 2024Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
May 17, 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
Aug 25, 2023Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Oct 20, 2024International Sloth Day