This video reveals why sloths move so slowly that algae is able to grow directly on their fur. Viewers learn how this ...

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A much-loved sloth at Jersey Zoo has died suddenly, keepers said. They said a post-mortem examination on Terry, a female Linne's two-toed sloth, found she had a piece of food lodged in her airway but ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging ...

Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-sized, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today's sloths—commonly featured on children's backpacks, stationery and lunch boxes—are slow-moving ...

Larisa R. G. DeSantis received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and Vanderbilt University. DeSantis is also a research associate at the La Brea Tar Pits and ...

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, Pennsylvania, is thrilled to introduce its newest star, Beanie's Baby. The one-month-old sloth was born to mom, Beanie. The animal will make ...

A utility crew digging a trench in Florida came across a fossilized part of an 11,000-year-old giant ground sloth that was originally named by Thomas Jefferson. The team in Florida’s Manatee County ...

The Erie Zoo welcomed a Linneaus’s two-toed sloth named Coconut from the St. Louis Aquarium. Zoo officials believe the Erie Zoo environment will be better suited for Coconut. Coconut arrived earlier ...

SALISBURY, MD- The Salisbury Zoo is mourning the loss of its two-toed sloth. Zoo officials say 4-year-old Bayou has passed away.The zoo's animal care team saw a rapid decline in Bayou's health, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Denverites willing to brave the heat and visit the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance this summer may be able to sneak a peek at a new baby sloth snoozing and ...

Today, sloths are slow-moving, tree-dwelling creatures that live in Central and South America and can grow up to 2.5 feet long. Thousands of years ago, however, some sloths walked along the ground, ...