Every couple of years, a new collection of animals find their way into the mainstream. It used to be lions, tigers, and even ...

Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.

Sloths are among the strangest mammals on Earth. They move incredibly slowly, sometimes only a few feet per minute, and can hang from a single limb for long periods of time. Their metabolism is the ...

Sloth Month? Now there’s something we can (very slowly) get behind. Paramylodon harlani was not like today’s cutesy tree ...

This uplifting post from discover.animal shows some good Samaritans helping a lucky sloth make its way across traffic and into the forest. Sloths are typically docile and are rarely a danger to people ...

A 400,000-year-old giant sloth femur was discovered in Argentina, preserving rare muscle marks that reveal how these Ice Age ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Well, don't worry. We take our sloth names seriously over here, and if you're looking for something adorable and unique, we've got ...

Two-toed sloth Jemma will be heading to Marwell Zoo in Hampshire to help boost the species.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Animals can be unpredictable creatures, which is part of the fun of going to a zoo. You just never know what's going to happen. Visitors to the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory on ...

Among the greatest mysteries of the tropical rainforest are the pooping habits of sloths. Really. Those furry, slow-moving tree dwellers almost never descend from the safety of the tree tops—except ...

Got a cute sloth you're trying to come up with a name for? Alright, chances are you probably don't have a pet sloth living at home with you. However, if you work at a zoo or animal sanctuary, or if ...