Tiny Sloth Bear Cubs Are Stealing Hearts at the Smithsonian Zoo

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

Meet the National Zoo’s Adorable 1-Month-Old Sloth Bear Cubs—the First Born There in More Than a Decade

Two sloth bear cubs were born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) on December ...

Two Rare Sloth Bear Cubs Are Born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo

The Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has welcomed two sloth bear cubs, marking the first time the zoo has had ...

National Zoo Welcomes 2 Sloth Bear Cubs for the First Time in More Than a Decade

A pair of sloth bear cubs were born at Smithsonian's National Zoo last month, on Dec. 7, the zoo shared in a press release.

Sloth World plans quiet existence on bustling I-Drive

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

Baby on board: Cincinnati Zoo's sloth couple is expecting

The Cincinnati Zoo's sloth couple is expecting. Lightning the sloth is pregnant, zoo officials announced Wednesday on Facebook. She's the live-in partner of Moe, a longtime resident of the zoo.Moe, 21 ...
Inside Edition

Orphaned Baby Sloth Clings Onto Stuffed Animal For Emotional Support

After Ash the orphaned baby sloth was brought to the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica, he turned to a stuffed animal for emotional support. The Sloth Sanctuary gives rescued sloths stuffed animals to ...
Newsday

Sloth Encounters suspected of mistreating animals, Humane Society reports

The Humane Society of the United States has submitted evidence to federal animal authorities of what the group says is suspected mistreatment of sloths and other animals at Sloth Encounters, a ...