No accurate sloth-a-meter has yet been invented, the sort of device that counts the intensity of happy emotion a human may experience upon encountering the amazing animals. Stream Los Angeles News for ...

The Woodland Park Zoo's 20-year-old female sloth bear, Medina, died Dec. 29 after her heart stopped during a medical examination. The zoo had called for the medical examination when Medina ...

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: ...

Sloths have been depicted as the slowest-moving mammals in the world, and have been stuck with that reputation. However, sloths are amazing animals. They may seem innocent and defenseless, but sloths ...

The cubs were born to 10-year-old mom Kayla and 10-year-old proud papa Bhalu at 3:53 a.m. and 4:16 a.m. on Jan. 2, the zoo said in a press release. It is the second successful birth of this species at ...

With their teddy-bear-like characteristics and adorable smiles, it’s hard to deny the likeability of the sloth. Human fascination with this incredible creature recently sparked the creation of ...

Sid and Sylvia, an adult pair of two-toed-sloths, welcomed a baby earlier this month in a birth that took handlers at the Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo in New Braunfels by surprise. Because sloths ...

Sloths have gained in popularity in recent years but some misconceptions about them remain, such as their being ‘lazy,’ which is not true. Rather, it’s increasingly clear that sloths are quite active ...

Tanganyika Wildlife Park has lost three of its four sloths to chronic kidney disease, part of what officials say is a ...