The former home of the giant pandas which previously lived at Edinburgh Zoo is being transformed into a habitat for sloth bears. It will be the first time the zoo welcomes the vulnerable species, ...

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.

It will be the first time the zoo welcomes the vulnerable species, which is at risk of extinction due to poaching and habitat loss.

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

A strange cast of ferocious predators and giant herbivores ... these sloths were one of the strangest animals of the ice age. They weighed as much, or more, than the short-faced bear at 1 tonne ...

Edinburgh Zoo has announced that it will welcome sloth bears for the first time. On Tuesday, the zoo revealed that it is working to build a habitat for the vulnerable species. Once complete, sloth ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Starting Tuesday, the public can help pick the name of the new female sloth bear cub at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Make a donation at ClevelandMetroparks.com to cast your ...

The extinct giant ground sloths were some of the only mammals that had digestive systems large enough to process the huge avocado seeds whole. They feasted on the fruit and then dispersed the ...