When is International Sloth Day?

International Sloth Day is the 20th of October each year.

The day was created in 2010 by the AIUNAU Foundation, a non-profit conservation and wildlife organization based in Colombia. The holiday is an unofficial one, however it attempts to raise awareness about the life cycle and natural habitat of the sloth. The day also provides an opportunity for people all around the world to learn more about these slow-moving, tree-dwelling, leaf-eating animals that are native to South and Central America.

Here are some suggestions to help celebrate International Sloth Day, though it doesn’t have to be limited to just the 2oth of October:

• Learn more about the habitat, physiology, and habits of the sloth.
• If your local zoo has sloths, visit it and spend the day observing them.
• If you are able to, volunteer your time and money to a conservation and wildlife organization working to preserve the habitat of the sloth.
• And finally, it is a good day to be slothful. You can spend the day doing nothing at all!