Three-toed sloths (Bradypus Variegatus) do everything at glacial speeds–including reproduce. Females give birth once every 15 months and to one baby at a time. Combine that with the fact that sloths live high in ...

Sloths are fascinating creatures–from their Mona Lisa smiles to their lethargic lifestyle to their strange symbiotic relationship with moths. Which of the sloths in A Sloth Named Velcro was your favorite? Did you learn ...

Animal Misfits featured some truly strange animals; from the giant flightless parrot, the kakapo, to the long-fingered lemur, the aye-aye. Which creature was your favorite? Are there any that you’d never heard ...

NATURE kicks off its 33rd season on October 15th, 2014 with Animal Misfits, a program about animals that are odd, bizarre and at first glance seem-ill equipped for survival. Other upcoming episodes include Big Thinkers ...

The leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) is a large tree-dwelling reptile found in Eastern Madagascar. It gets the name uroplatus – which means “flat tail” – from its broad leaf-shaped tail ...

Saving Otter 501 is a “Broadcast TV Program” finalist in the 2014 BLUE Ocean Film Festival. The festival will be held from November 3rd to 9th in St. Petersburg, Florida, and honors the best in ocean filmmaking. ...

The kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) is a large flightless parrot native to New Zealand. It adapted to life on the ground because New Zealand has few natural terrestrial predators. They are accomplished climbers, using ...

The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is the largest nocturnal primate. It is native to the island of Madagascar and known for its weird morphological features.