A sloth attacked a corncob with uncharacteristic speed and vigor at the Cincinnati Zoo, footage posted on December 7 ...

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

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 ...

A vaccine created by the Houston Zoo and Baylor College of Medicine to combat a deadly elephant virus has proven to be effective for elephants in Cincinnati. In June 2024, Houston Zoo gave the world’s ...

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HOUSTON – ‘Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild’ is the highest-rated weekend animal program on TV. Since the show first started airing in 1963, it has evolved many times. One thing ...

At the Houston Zoo’s Zoo Lights, visitors will see new additions, including Iridescent Immersion in the Great Ape Gallery, Wild Wonder Lights in the McGovern Front Plaza, and a neon playground.

The National Zoo announces death of famed sloth: ‘We miss her dearly’ - Athena, the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth at the National ...

Tempo the sloth took things nice and slow as he enjoyed Thursday’s perfect weather — stretching out, taking his time and exploring the zoo's new aviary. Here's what an Epstein files vote in the House ...

MIAMI — Nine-year-old Emmy Egan has spent more than two years battling leukemia. On a recent day at Zoo Miami, she got to forget about treatment and fulfill her biggest wish: meeting a sloth up close.

The apparent docility and friendliness of “smiling” sloths have made them tourist darlings, but have also put a target on their backs. The rise in trafficking of these animals led the governments of ...