The world has one more sloth species in it than previously thought. Maned sloths live in a small belt of forest in Brazil and an analysis now suggests those in the south are a different species ...

Mike Bock Maned wolf Elliana (above) gave birth to one of the three pups born this winter at the Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal, Virginia. Smithsonian/Jessica Kordell In ...

People are drawn to their cuteness and uniqueness." Of the six varieties, the pygmy sloth is critically endangered and the maned sloth is vulnerable, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

The Louisville Zoo said goodbye to its last remaining maned wolf, Sadie. She was 12 years old.The zoo said Sadie was humanely euthanized after a decline in health related to her age and a long ...

Two near-threatened maned wolves have been brought to San Diego, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced Monday. You can see 8-year-old Cora and 9-year-old Rio digging and sniffing around ...

Sedgwick County Zoo A recently orphaned maned wolf pup found a much-needed friend at the Sedgwick County Zoo. The Kansas-based zoo shared Amora's story in a Facebook update on Tuesday, Feb. 4 ...

Sid, the central sloth in the “Ice Age” franchise, is slow of wit but swift in body, while “Zootopia” installed its sloth, Flash, as an unhurried employee of the Department of Mammal Vehicles.

Videos in India show that sloth bears seem unaware of being stalked by the ferocious felines. When the tigers try to strike, the bears often get the better of them. By Andrew Chapman In North ...