The owner of the pet store claims the teen didn't follow instructions and got too close to the sloth, who he says mistook her arm for an apple. Sloths move about six feet per minute but even these ...

A family was visiting an animal center when a sloth suddenly bit a child’s finger, “reaching the bone,” a South Carolina mother said. Candise Gore and her child are suing Charleston Sloth and Exotics ...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-- A Long Island town says a business that allows customers to hold, feed and now sell sloths is defying a court order to stop operating. Its owner claims he's complying with the law.

The Colorado zoo shared that the "mom and baby are healthy and thriving" after the Linne's two-toed sloth's birth on Jan. 26 Contributor, PEOPLE New baby sloth alert! On Feb. 2, the Denver Zoo ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — What do a sloth, alligator and lemur all have in common? They'll all be at the Kern County Fairgrounds this weekend for the Pet and Reptile Expo. The event will feature hundreds ...

Sloth Encounters, a Hauppauge business that charges $50 per half-hour to hold, feed and pet sloths, lacks a permit and was operating in violation of the Suffolk sanitary code, a county official said.

A sleepy sloth couldn't stay awake long enough to finish its snack in a video that's melting hearts online. The adorable clip shows the animal slowly nodding off mid-bite, reminding viewers why sloths ...

A sloth bite injured a child in South Carolina, a lawsuit said. This file photo was taken in New Jersey. SABINA LOUISE PIERCE ASSOCIATED PRESS A family was visiting an animal center when a sloth ...

A sloth bite injured a child in South Carolina, a lawsuit said. This file photo was taken in New Jersey. SABINA LOUISE PIERCE ASSOCIATED PRESS A family was visiting an animal center when a sloth ...