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Sloths, sharks, rays, and okapi gained stronger CITES protections at CoP20, with new Appendix I and II listings.

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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: ...

In this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we talk to writer Evan Ratliff about how he created a small startup made entirely of AI ...

A UC Berkeley study shows that when zebra finches hear the call of another zebra finch, they have a mental representation of ...

ON AN OCTOBER night in 1989, a 4-year-old girl was shocked awake by a phone ringing and then a scream. She crept out of her bedroom and tiptoed barefoot along the hallway’s clammy vinyl tile, ...

Sloths are displayed to tourists in countries like Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Image courtesy of World Animal Protection/Nando Machado. It’s not easy to find a sloth in the middle of the forest. They ...

The Shedd Aquarium has welcomed Alface, a female Linné’s two-toed sloth whose name means lettuce in Portuguese, a nod to her South American roots and first solid food. Born at the Dallas Zoo in 2023, ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

CHICAGO (WKOW) -- Shedd Aquarium is adding a sloth resident for the first time in over 20 years, Alface. Alface is a two-toed sloth. She will be an ambassador for her species, helping guests connect ...