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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Oct 2, 2024Gandhi Jayanti
Mar 13, 2024Lake Magadi, Kenya
Jun 23, 2024Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dec 17, 2023Bohemian waxwings
Apr 28, 2024Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, USA
May 19, 2024Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
Nov 22, 2023Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Hide-and-go-seek world champion
Sep 29, 2024West Cornwall Covered Bridge, Connecticut, USA
Jun 10, 2025Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
Dec 2, 2023Angkor, Cambodia
Mar 18, 2026Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon, United States
Protecting earths biodiversity for everyone
Apr 25, 2026World Penguin Day
Jan 26, 2026Republic Day
Oct 21, 2023Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur
A public restroom or a tourist spot?
Stretching to the sky
Jul 28, 2025World Nature Conservation Day
Apr 7, 2026Common clownfish in a sea anemone, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
Oct 20, 2024International Sloth Day
Jul 19, 2025Luna moth in New Braunfels, Texas, United States
Sep 3, 2024Crystal Lake in the Enchantments, Washington, United States
Feb 8, 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
Jewel of the Adriatic
Jan 19, 2026Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
Jun 12, 2024Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA
Apr 4, 2026Black grouse males, Estonia
Oct 29, 2024Great horned owl
Feb 10, 2026Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, Ibiza, Spain