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It’s time for a dip! The pygmy three-toed sloth is the slowest moving land mammal in the world. They move around two metres per minute! However, when swimming, they’re capable of moving around three times faster. Their diet of leaves generates large amounts of gas in the sloth’s stomach, helping to keep them buoyant. | BBC Earth

Female pygmy three-toed sloths signal it’s time to mate by letting out a scream. If there’s a competition between another potential suitor, then it’s game on. The two males will battle for her affection by hanging from branches by their feet and pawing at each other. Grab a mate and explore the world’s creatures with the BBC’s natural history collection, available now on discovery . Start streaming here: http://discoverypl.us/2X8jmak #discoveryplus | Discovery

A three-fingered baby sloth that fell out of a tree was reunited with its mom after staff members at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica played back a recording of the sound of its cries. | CNN