Sloths appear to have life figured out, and once the details are revealed, being envious makes sense. These tree-dwelling ...

A young two-toed sloth makes her debut at Shedd Aquarium, inspiring visitors to connect with wildlife and rainforest conservation. Shedd Aquarium is home to a sloth once again after more than 20 years ...

In 1991, a skateboarder discovered 1.5-million-year-old giant ground sloth fossils in Wilmington, North Carolina. Scientists from the Smithsonian determined the fossils belonged to two different ...

CHICAGO (WKOW) -- Shedd Aquarium is adding a sloth resident for the first time in over 20 years, Alface. Alface is a two-toed sloth. She will be an ambassador for her species, helping guests connect ...

The apparent docility and friendliness of “smiling” sloths have made them tourist darlings, but have also put a target on their backs. The rise in trafficking of these animals led the governments of ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Phoenix Zoo is mourning the loss of a beloved animal that has been a zoo staple for eight years. Zoo officials announced on Sunday that Fernando, a Linne’s two-toed sloth, ...

The baby sloth is a boy named Quint, who was born to mom Fiona and dad Riley on Oct. 11, 2025. He currently weighs 694 grams (about 1.5 pounds). “We are very excited about the arrival of Quint!” ...

The Erie Zoo announced the recently acquired Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, Coconut, died on Oct. 26. The sloth was found on Oct. 18 laying on the floor with no sign of appetite, low body temperature and ...

Roger Williams Park Zoo has revealed the name of the baby two-toed sloth born earlier this month. "Say hello to Quint! This little one is named after captain Quint from the movie Jaws!" they wrote in ...

Roger Williams Zoo just welcomed its tiniest new tenant: a baby two-toed sloth. On Oct. 11, the new sloth was born at the zoo to mother, Fiona and dad, Riley. It is not known yet whether the sloth is ...

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 ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery will celebrate International Sloth Day this Saturday. Patience, the two-toed sloth, will be at the museum’s Caryl D. Philips Space Theater on ...