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 ...

She was a lifetime resident of Australia’s Adelaide Zoo. A version of this article was originally published in 2018; it has been updated for 2024. This article was originally published on ...

Leisurely by nature, the sloth’s slowness is just one way this amazing animal is built to survive. Here’s a look at some other fascinating facts about these tired little tree-dwellers!

The Detroit Zoo introduced its newest addition to the park this week: a sloth bear. Jagger, the 3-year-old, is the first of ...

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 ...

Calling Jagger the "first of her kind at the Detroit Zoo in decades," zoo officials said that she'll spend the next few days ...

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 ...

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