Known for their peaceful appearance and the impression that they’re always smiling, sloths now have extra protection to ...

Opening in February 2026, the world’s first and only "Slotharium" offers guests a guided, small-group experience inside a ...

Athena, a beloved sloth, who seemed lively and not slothful, has died at age 7 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in ...

A sloth attacked a corncob with uncharacteristic speed and vigor at the Cincinnati Zoo, footage posted on December 7 ...

Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. Video above: ...

Last month, Tanganyika announced that Oscar had passed. In a Facebook post on Saturday, the park said Molasses, a female ...

There are millions of sloths in Costa Rica. But with high levels of deforestation over the past few decades and increasing contact with humans, the population is taking a hit. While no official stats ...

Because multiple sloths have suddenly declined in health, the park has been consulting with vets who specialize in sloths and with other zoological institutions.

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo is grieving the loss of a 7-year-old sloth named Athena, who died after a "sudden and irreversible" health decline. According to the National Zoo, Athena developed ...

Wild Republic, along with the family of Morgan Kaylor, will donate thousands of pink stuffed toy sloths to children at ...

Three migrant worker children killed in leopard and sloth bear attacks in Valparai in 2025, prompting safety awareness ...

Athena, the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth at the National Zoo, died overnight on November 13 after rapidly losing weight ...