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

Pygmy three-toed sloth sculpture, the latest. Did you know that the three-toed and the two-toed sloths are not related but are the result of convergent evolution? How amazing is that?! http://nickmackmansculpture.co.uk/newsletter-signup #sloth | Nick Mackman Animal Sculpture