A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other ...

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

Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals ...

Female sloths keep their courtship simple. When they’re ready to mate, they let out a loud, unmistakable call that carries across the trees. It’s a sharp burst of sound that breaks the usual stillness ...

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 ...

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 ...

The baby sloth is a boy named Quint, who was born to mom Fiona and dad Riley on Oct. 11, 2025. He currently weighs 694 grams (about 1.5 pounds). “We are very excited about the arrival of Quint!” ...

(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 ...

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, ...