A grizzly old time is being had at the Ohio zoo as staff tend to a newborn sloth bear and drum up help for what to name her.

The sloth bear has lost two of its front teeth and has flaps which cover its nostrils so that it can suck up its favourite food, termites, more effectively. The need to feed is strongest for a ...

The zoologist who first named the species did think the bears were related to tree sloths because of their long, thick claws and unusual teeth but later research found that the two animals had no ...

Gaylene Thomas, a wildlife care manager at the San Diego Zoo, oversees two teams that care for a variety of species, ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is getting ready to introduce guests to its newest tiny resident. A female ...

It was a European zoologist, George Shaw, who named the sloth bear for its long, thick claws and unusual teeth. He thought that the bear was related to the tree sloth due to these features," the ...