Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.

A sloth scientist, her tree-climbing BFF, and their dog work to save Costa Rica’s sloth populations in groundbreaking ways, all while capturing rarely seen wild sloth behaviors and reimagining what it ...

It’s not considered polite to talk about it, but we all do it. Some of us are in and out so quickly that nobody would even know we were gone. Others quietly get up from the sofa, tuck a newspaper ...

Athena suffered from early-onset chronic kidney disease, which made it hard for her to keep weight on, zoo officials said (Facebook/Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) The 7 ...

Two female sloths named Chata and Baby Ruth have, slowly, taken up residence at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Chata is a 29-year-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, while Baby Ruth is a 6-year-old ...

Prepare to be utterly charmed by the gentle and serene world of the sloth with this captivating close-up video! Get an ...

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul, Minnesota announced that it welcomed a two-toed sloth on Wednesday, much to the surprise and delight of the guests who got to ...

Woodland Park Zoo has said goodbye to a very important grandma. Tasha, a 20-year-old sloth bear known for her beautiful coat, hazel eyes, and love of cinnamon, was humanely euthanized after being ...

Fans of the movie franchise Zootopia know that sloths make the perfect DMV (Department of Mammal Vehicles) workers. Incredibly slow-moving and methodical, Flash Slothmore and the rest of his ...

A sloth perches languidly on a branch in one of Costa Rica’s vast forest preserves. (Gabriella Chavez/WUFT News) LA FORTUNA, COSTA RICA — Near a lively stretch of Highway 142, one of Costa Rica’s ...

A sloth scientist, her tree-climbing BFF, and their dog work to save Costa Rica’s sloth populations. A sloth scientist, her tree-climbing BFF, and their dog work to save Costa Rica’s sloth populations ...