For the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), Christmas came early in 2025. Zookeepers were ...

Rainforest-inspired setting in heart of Central Florida’s tourism district will house dozens of the low-energy animals, encourage research.

Orlando isn’t exactly known for taking things slow. This is a city built on early alarms, lightning-lane strategies and theme ...

A family of sloths take their food truck to the big city in this animated movie directed by Ricard Cussó and Tania Vincent. By Natalia Winkelman When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

Sloths are among the most beloved of jungle animals. The famously sluggish and furry tree-dwellers are found throughout Central and South America, giving off the vibe of relaxed lifestyle. Yet a ...

While humans wouldn’t be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be hosting entire ...

For years scientists assumed that sloths don't fart — believing the methane produced by their slow digestive system was simply absorbed into their bloodstreams and breathed out through their mouths.

Sloth fever has come to Florida, according to the Florida Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. While that sounds exciting for sloth lovers, "sloth fever" refers to a ...

Ancient sloths lived in trees, on mountains, in deserts, boreal forests and open savannahs. These differences in habitat are primarily what drove the wide difference in size between sloth species.

Sago, a six-year-old sloth, with her newborn baby after giving birth in front of zoo guests. Como Park Zoo & Conservatory Zoo guests in Minnesota were the surprise witnesses to the birth of a baby ...