The former home of the giant pandas which previously lived at Edinburgh Zoo is being transformed into a habitat for sloth bears. It will be the first time the zoo welcomes the vulnerable species, ...

Travelers on I-5 North may have noticed a whimsical surprise in the trees: a giant toy sloth, hanging 70 feet off the ground. The stuffed animal, nicknamed “Slothy,” remained visible above signage ...

The extinct giant ground sloths were some of the only mammals that had digestive systems large enough to process the huge avocado seeds whole. They feasted on the fruit and then dispersed the ...

Fossilized teeth from two ancient megafauna suggest they roamed Brazil 3,500 years ago. The find “opens the door to rewrite South American history.” ...

Gaylene Thomas, a wildlife care manager at the San Diego Zoo, oversees two teams that care for a variety of species, ...

A grizzly old time is being had at the Ohio zoo as staff tend to a newborn sloth bear and drum up help for what to name her.

On the second voyage of HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin collected thousands of plant, animal, rock and fossil specimens, including 13 species of fossil mammals. Four of these were species of ground sloth, ...

Sloths are primarily folivores, feeding mostly on leaves, fruits and sap of various trees. They have a large and efficient multi-chambered stomach that helps with digesting tough, fibrous leaves. The ...

Sloths in offices. Sloths in grocery stores. Sloths everywhere. CHICAGO, Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In the weeks leading up to the Big Game, Coors Light has gone all in on having a "Case of the ...