Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor. A brown-throated three-toed sloth peers over a tree's buttress root while defecating on ...

Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts, is the smaller, sister zoo of Boston's Franklin Zoo, but it's just as special and unique. They have dozens of local and exotic animals that guests can learn about ...

When you begin to think of the cutest animals in nature, a sloth may not immediately come to mind, but that’s probably because you’ve never seen a baby sloth. One look at the baby sloth in this ...

DENVER -- The Denver Zoo finally got to say hello to the newest member of its family last week. A long-awaited baby Linne's two-toed sloth was born on Thursday, April 11, to 23-year-old Charlotte and ...

Visitors at Minnesota’s Como Park Zoo & Conservatory were treated to an unforgettable experience: a two-toed sloth unexpectedly gave birth right in front of them. Sago, 6 years old, went into labor on ...

ST. PAUL — Visitors to the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul got a surprise on Wednesday, April 2, when a two-toed sloth gave birth while on exhibit. The baby sloth was born to a 6-year-old ...

Look closely up in the trees of a shade-grown cacao plantation in eastern Costa Rica, and you’ll see an array of small furry faces peering back at you. Those are three-toed sloths that make their ...

The time she chose was very surprising. Two weeks ago, Como Zu welcomed *** new member to the family. Sago, *** Hoffman two-toed sloth, gave birth in front of visitors. She was right in front of the ...