Video by @cincinnatizooSound on! This sloth looks very relaxed eating his dinner! 🤩🦥💤 Sloths are slow-moving, nocturnal animals that spend almost their entire life upside down in the trees! They ...

Opening in February 2026, the world’s first and only "Slotharium" offers guests a guided, small-group experience inside a ...

There are millions of sloths in Costa Rica. But with high levels of deforestation over the past few decades and increasing contact with humans, the population is taking a hit. While no official stats ...

Costa Rica, Brazil, and Panama successfully proposed protections for two-toed sloths at CoP20 combating illegal trade and ...

Athena, a beloved sloth, who seemed lively and not slothful, has died at age 7 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announced the death of Athena, a 7-year-old sloth. The animal, a Linnaeus ...

Athena, the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth at the National Zoo, died overnight on November 13 after rapidly losing weight ...

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo is grieving the loss of a 7-year-old sloth named Athena, who died after a "sudden and irreversible" health decline. According to the National Zoo, Athena developed ...

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 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 ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Palm Beach Zoo is ready to open its newest exhibit: an immersive, lush and forest-like habitat designed specifically for sloths and tamarins. Guests will be able to start ...