A sloth scientist, her tree-climbing BFF, and their dog work to save Costa Rica’s sloth populations in groundbreaking ways, all while capturing rarely seen wild sloth behaviors and reimagining what it ...

Ears are a pretty essential part of our bodies as they help with hearing and balance. While we’re aware of what common ...

Sloths are famous for moving slowly, but that extreme pace has unexpected biological consequences. Because they spend so much time nearly motionless, algae can grow directly in their fur, turning the ...

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 ...

The Academy of Natural Sciences will bring a bit of the rainforest to snowy Philadelphia next month with an enormous new exhibit featuring live plants and animals. "Under the Canopy" will take up ...

Woodland Park Zoo welcomed another animal into its tropical rainforest aviary. After five years, a new sloth has entered the villa. Fezzik, named after the character in “The Princess Bride,” is a ...

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