When thinking of the animal kingdom, cheetahs sprinting across the savannah, falcons diving at lightning pace or dolphins ...

The apparent docility and friendliness of “smiling” sloths have made them tourist darlings, but have also put a target on their backs. The rise in trafficking of these animals led the governments of ...

Phoenix Zoo resident Fernando the sloth has died, the Zoo announced on Nov. 9. The death of Phoenix's own Linnaeus's two-toed sloth was announced on Facebook and described as a "sudden" loss by the ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Phoenix Zoo is mourning the loss of a beloved animal that has been a zoo staple for eight years. Zoo officials announced on Sunday that Fernando, a Linne’s two-toed sloth, ...

The northern and southern maned sloths may look very similar from the outside, but their genomes reveal different stories: The two species have faced very distinct conditions in Brazil's Atlantic ...

A sleepy sloth couldn't stay awake long enough to finish its snack in a video that's melting hearts online. The adorable clip shows the animal slowly nodding off mid-bite, reminding viewers why sloths ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging ...

Larisa R. G. DeSantis received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and Vanderbilt University. DeSantis is also a research associate at the La Brea Tar Pits and ...

It’s hard to forget the scene in Zootopia when Nick and Judy visit the DMV. In a hilarious bit that was even involved in the marketing of the 2016 movie, the pair’s high-speed pursuit to figure out ...

A newborn sloth is making this zoo all warm and fuzzy. An adorable tiny two-toed sloth named Beanie’s Baby made its public debut at Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, ...

Oct. 3 (UPI) --The Elmwood Park Zoo in Pennsylvania is introducing the public to its newest arrival: a baby two-toed sloth born at the facility. The Norristown zoo said the mother, named Beanie, was ...