One Dec. 21, Lorenzo was found “poorly responsive” and was taken to the zoo’s L3 Harris Animal Care Center for an examination ...

A sloth bear has mauled a couple to death in Madhya Pradesh, central India. An autopsy confirmed the bear had contracted rabies but had not fed on the corpses. Dependents of the deceased couple will ...

The 7-year-old sloth died overnight on November 13 following a sharp and irreversible decline in health, zoo officials announced Tuesday. Typically, female two-toed sloths live about 13 years, and ...

A dramatic video of a life-and-death struggle between a sloth bear and a tiger at Maharashtra's Tadoba National Park in India has gone viral, NDTV reported. People on an afternoon safari at the park ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. and its visitors are mourning the loss of Athena, a Linnaeus's two-toed sloth known for her lively, mischievous personality, after her sudden death.

Athena suffered from early-onset chronic kidney disease, which made it hard for her to keep weight on, zoo officials said (Facebook/Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) The 7 ...