From depressed polar bears to charismatic pandas, conservationists have used anthropomorphism, or the practice of attributing ...

Data from 96 mastodon teeth reveals that the proboscidean lived in fruit-rich forests and traveled widely. Although they mostly fed on leaves, fruit was part of their diet, although more in some ...

Sloths might move at a glacial pace, but their biology is anything but boring. In this captivating exploration of one of nature’s most unusual creatures, we dive deep into the insane science behind ...

Sloths weren’t always the slow, tree-hugging creatures we know today. For millions of years, they came in a wild variety of ...

The building is one of the zoo's originals. Animals are being relocated to other zoos.

For more than 60 years, the building set for closure has been home to the zoo's fruit bats, foxes, sloths, porcupines, ...

Wondering which animals are in the Ice Age movie? Keep reading to learn what these animals are called in real life.

New research shows 8,000-pound sloths once dug caves, adapted to oceans, and roamed widely—until climate and humans brought ...

And now, finally, it’s over. Levels of toxic algae species in Southern California coastal waters have declined in recent weeks below thresholds that pose a threat to marine wildlife, according ...

Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor.

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes ...

But as the planet cooled again, sloths began to bulk up. The largest ground sloths emerged during the Ice Ages. Big bodies ...