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Sloths always seem to have a relaxed smile on their lips, making them appear friendly and cute. The natural habitat of these leisurely tree dwellers is the tropical rainforests of Central and South ...

Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed fossils from a mastodon and a giant sloth that lived as many as 40,000 years ago, officials announced Friday, calling it the biggest such find here in decades.

CLEVELAND (WJW) — A female sloth bear who had just turned 1 in December has died, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo announced Monday. The young bear named Suhani reportedly died while undergoing a medical ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo shared on social media the passing of one of its sloth bears Monday. According to a social media post, the female sloth bear, Suhani, was born at ...

Off the coast of Tonga, a rare white humpback whale swims closely alongside its mother. Photographer Jono Allen caught the extraordinary moment in a photograph (seen below) that just earned top honors ...

Spring is approaching and one sure sign of the season are the new babies at the San Diego Zoo who are venturing outside of the den and peeking out of mom’s pouch for the first time. The zoo recently ...

Researchers at the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica have confirmed a major paleontological find in the province of Cartago: fossil remains from a mastodon-like creature and a giant ground sloth. This ...

A conservation park has welcomed its first sloth, a two-toed three-year-old called Nova. On Friday, The Fenn Bell Conservation Project in St Mary Hoo revealed the slow-moving, tree-dwelling mammal had ...

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We asked our friends at the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville to spotlight something fascinating about Virginia's past. They tell us about a big creature ... with a big name attached.