A two-toed sloth is coming to the Science Museum of Virginia. Why it matters: You won't get to hold it, but you can get up ...

And because sloths have among the slowest metabolisms ever recorded in animals, the climb down the tree and back up ...

Take a peek at the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. Read on to learn about life in ...

A sloth has been born in Scotland for the first time. Atty, a Linné’s two-toed sloth, was named after Sir David Attenborough ...

Binder Park Zoo is celebrating the surprise arrival with a community naming contest featuring three charming South ...

A new study by scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) has revealed significant cryptic diversity within two-toed sloths (Choloepus) in Amazonia, challenging ...

The Red River Zoo is sharing the specialized care its two-toed sloth requires after dozens of animals were found dead at ...

Zookeepers at Edinburgh Zoo named the baby Atty to mark Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday.

Washington, DC—The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the pygmy three-toed sloth under the Endangered Species Act in response to a 2013 emergency petition filed by the Animal ...

The USDA inspection report, as reported by CBS17, says the child leaned in to kiss or hug the sloth just before it bit her in ...