Ancient sloths lived in trees, on mountains, in deserts, boreal forests and open savannahs. These differences in habitat are primarily what drove the wide difference in size between sloth species. But ...

Massive Megatherium sloths once stood as large as Asian elephants, ripping foliage off treetops with prehensile tongues like today's giraffes. "They looked like grizzly bears but five times larger," ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Central and South America’s sloth populations may face a dire ...

"They are not physiologically suited for this." Officials issue warning about troubling tourism trend: 'Hides immense ...

Ancient sloths lived in trees, on mountains, in deserts, boreal forests and open savannahs. These differences in habitat are primarily what drove the wide difference in size between sloth species.

Multiple animals were on the agenda at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, a meeting that occurred in ...

A sloth scientist, her tree-climbing BFF, and their dog work to save Costa Rica’s sloth populations in groundbreaking ways, all while capturing rarely seen wild sloth behaviors and reimagining what it ...

This uplifting post from discover.animal shows some good Samaritans helping a lucky sloth make its way across traffic and into the forest. Sloths are typically docile and are rarely a danger to people ...

The charismatic and slow three-toed sloth is just one of many animals species that Smithsonian scientists study, from within our vast collections to live animals at our research centers and National ...

Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts, is welcoming the facility’s newest – if not the slowest – member of the animal community. The Linne’s two-toed sloth pup, whose gender is not yet known, was born ...