Every October 20, the world slows down (at least in spirit) for International Sloth Day. It’s the perfect excuse to celebrate ...

Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-sized, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today's sloths—commonly ...

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 ...

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, Pennsylvania, is thrilled to introduce its newest star, Beanie's Baby. The one-month-old sloth was born to mom, Beanie. The animal will make ...

Oct. 3 (UPI) --The Elmwood Park Zoo in Pennsylvania is introducing the public to its newest arrival: a baby two-toed sloth born at the facility. The Norristown zoo said the mother, named Beanie, was ...

The sloth may seem lazy, but its ancestors were anything but. In this video, evolutionary trade-offs reveal how energy ...

Researchers often rely on fossil teeth for clues about what extinct animals ate. Giant ground sloths’ teeth have been tricky to analyze, though – until now.