In 2024, public health officials were on high alert as a wave of "sloth fever" cases appeared in travelers returning to the ...

India, a land renowned for its rich biodiversity, is home to four distinct species of bears, each adapted to unique habitats and facing its own set of challenges. These species—the Sloth Bear, Asiatic ...

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

Beneath a tree where a sloth sleeps, juvenile caimans lurk in the long grasses. The air is thick with the sound of an ...

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 ...

Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals ...

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 Northern and Southern Maned Sloths may look very similar from the outside, but their genomes reveal different stories: the two species have faced very distinct conditions in Brazil’s Atlantic ...

Jan Zwilling Wissenschaftskommunikation Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (IZW) im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. The Northern and Southern Maned Sloths may look very similar from the ...

The northern and southern maned sloths may look very similar from the outside, but their genomes reveal different stories: The two species have faced very distinct conditions in Brazil's Atlantic ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Golden lion tamarins and Hoffman’s two-toed sloths have become unlikely roommates in a brand new habitat at the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society in Florida. Both species ...