The sloth bear cubs, born in late 2024, will help researchers learn more about how to protect the vulnerable species, the zoo ...

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 ...

Most sloths are listed as least concern on the IUCN redlist of threatened species. But threats in the form of some of the habitat loss and fragmentation and the illegal wildlife trade still exist. At ...

No matter what language you speak, the word “sloth” means some variation of “lazy.” Not to mention, it’s one of the seven ...

The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...

The San Diego Zoo is celebrating the births of two cubs to one of its sloth bears last month. The cubs were born on Dec. 6 to ...

Classified as critically endangered and believed to have a rapidly declining population and habitat area, pygmy three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus) are native exclusively to the island of Escudo de ...

The Hoffman's two-toed sloth is one of the world's slowest mammals—so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of ...

In the rainforest, sloths move very slowly between trees high in the canopy, feeding on young leaves. They descend only to defecate, about once every five days. But with increasing habitat loss and ...

The video above from the Natural History Museum in London details what’s going on in a sloth’s fur. Its skin and fur create a habitat filled with fungi, beetles, moths, and sandflies.

The project involves attaching GPS collars on sloth bears to monitor their movements and understand their habitat preferences. The data collected will help researchers identify patterns of ...