Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor. A brown-throated three-toed sloth peers over a tree's buttress root while defecating ...

Now, a new broad analysis of dozens of types of sloths, living and extinct, suggests the most important factor in a sloth’s body size is whether it lived high in the trees or on land ...

Sloths have a reputation for being sluggish and slow, spending most of their lives dozing in trees, but a new study suggests this is one of the enduring secrets of their success.

Meanwhile, three different lineages of sloths independently evolved elephantine proportions – and it seems they did this within the last several million years, as the planet cooled and the ...

"She was right in front of the public, right in front of the glass, doing her thing," Jill Erzar, the zoo's senior zookeeper, told WCCO. The unexpected event has attracted crowds from far and wide.

In a rare moment, a two-toed sloth gave birth in front of visitors at a zoo in Minnesota. Sago, a Hoffman two-toed sloth, gave birth two weeks ago in front of zoogoers at Como Zoo in St. Paul.

VIDEO: In a rare moment, a sloth delivers baby in front of visitors at a Minnesota zoo Share Updated: 10:30 PM EDT Apr 18, 2025 Infinite Scroll Enabled ...

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in St. Paul announced its 6-year-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, Sago, gave birth in her exhibit on April 2 in the middle of a normal day at the zoo.

Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka’s largest and a prime location for year-round sloth bear sightings, has sparked concern after the sudden deaths of three sloth bears (Melursus ursinus inornatus ...

"Sloth bears kill or maim more people per year than any other type of bear," the San Diego Zoo writes. "This is largely due to the fact that they live in an area where there are lots of people.