International Sloth Day - PICS

Transit police officers in Quevedo, Ecuador, found this sloth holding on to the post of a traffic barrier on a highway after it had apparently tried to cross the street. The animal was returned to its natural habitat after a veterinarian found it to be in perfect condition.

Transit police officers in Quevedo, Ecuador, found this sloth holding on to the post of a traffic barrier on a highway after it had apparently tried to cross the street. The animal was returned to its natural habitat after a veterinarian found it to be in perfect condition.

A sloth peeks out from behind a door on a floating house in the 'Lago do Janauari' near Manaus, Brazil. Picture: AP Photo/Felipe Dana

A rescued baby sloth rests over a stuffed toy at the Sloth Sanctuary in Cahuita de Limon. The center shelters ove orphaned and injured sloths, who receive rehabilitation before being returned to the forest. Picture: REUTERS/Juan Carlos

A comical-looking native of the most remote part of the rainforests of South America, the sloth spends about 15 hours a day sleeping.

A rescued three-toed sloth hangs from a vine after being released into the jungle in District Saramacca, Suriname. Picture: REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh