There's a new resident at Zoo Boise. Jay, a six-year-old male two-toed sloth, has joined the Small Animal Kingdom rainforest.

Sloths are the slowest mammals on the planet, but living in dense jungles has made them notoriously difficult to study. For ...

While jumping genes in humans are associated with cancer, in sloths they may be the key to living life in the slow lane. In ...

Six-year-old male two-toed sloth Jay joined the Boise Zoo's Small Animal Kingdom rainforest exhibit, alongside porcupine Ozzy ...

Here's something we don't feature nearly enough of on Boing Boing: SLOTH ASMR. In fact, you may have never realized that sloths - who are so notoriously slow-moving - actually make some of the cutest ...

CHICAGO (WKOW) -- Shedd Aquarium is adding a sloth resident for the first time in over 20 years, Alface. Alface is a two-toed sloth. She will be an ambassador for her species, helping guests connect ...

What’s cuter than a Hoffman’s two-toed sloth? A baby Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, of course — and a zookeeper at Palm Beach Zoo was lucky enough to witness the new sloth mom welcome one into the world on ...

They outlived most of their ilk but that didn't make it any easier. Two beloved sloths — Dustin and Sammy — have died at Brevard Zoo. "It has been a difficult few weeks at our Zoo as we are ...

Scientists have found genes in sloths that may help explain how their bodies save energy and how that help humans on future ...

When you think of sloths, swimming abilities probably aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. However, thanks to this ...