Two female sloths named Chata and Baby Ruth have, slowly, taken up residence at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Chata is a 29-year-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, while Baby Ruth is a 6-year-old ...

When you begin to think of the cutest animals in nature, a sloth may not immediately come to mind, but that’s probably because you’ve never seen a baby sloth. One look at the baby sloth in this ...

The aquarium’s animal care team prepared special enrichment treats to help their residents celebrate Independence Day — each ...

Sloths, the world's slowest mammal, ... We watched as a female named Nosara was prepared for release. She was given a final checkup and a tracking collar before getting a lift to a promising tree.

A new female sloth has arrived at a zoo in the hope that she may help grow its sloth family. Midnight, a seven-year-old Linne's two-toed sloth, arrived at Colchester Zoological Society in Essex ...

With the sloth's sex yet to be determined due to their slow maturation process, the zoo's animal care team has curated a list of neutral names suitable for both male and female sloths. (Palm Beach ...

Kayla, a 10-year-old female sloth bear, “is showing great maternal behavior” to her two cubs born at the Philadelphia Zoo on Jan. 2 and announced today. The zoo said the cubs were born at 3:53 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A female sloth bear cub was born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, which is now holding a vote allowing residents to name the new arrival. A news release from the zoo says the ...

MIAMI (Gray News) – A zoo in Florida is welcoming the birth of two female sloth bear cubs. Zoo Miami said the cubs were born early on Dec. 4 to mom Kematee, 4, and dad Hank, 11. Zoo staff said Kematee ...

Cocoa, 30, welcomed his second baby with female Nutella, her first child. Zoo Atlanta is extending a "Happy Father's Day" to one of its Hoffman's two-toed sloth as Cocoa became a father to a ...

SEATTLE — A 20-year-old sloth bear at the Woodland Park Zoo has died, zoo officials announced on Friday. Tasha, a female sloth bear, was euthanized after veterinarians found she had cancer ...

Unlike most mammals, female sloths don’t produce a lot of milk at one time. Instead, in an effort to save energy, the mom will produce small amounts of milk throughout the day for the baby.