One Dec. 21, Lorenzo was found “poorly responsive” and was taken to the zoo’s L3 Harris Animal Care Center for an examination ...

This heartwarming clip shows a newborn sloth clinging to its mom, offering a glimpse into sloth parenting and conservation success.

In 2012, actress Kristen Bell gushed on The Ellen Show about her love of sloths after her husband (then boyfriend) Dax ...

Sloths, the world's slowest mammals, have evolved over 64 million years into a species that thrives throughout Central America and northern South America, but climate change and human sprawl could be ...

“Sloths are inherently limited by their slow metabolism and unique inability to regulate body temperature effectively, unlike most mammals,” Cliffe explained in an accompanying statement. “Our ...

It turns out that sloths do fart after all. Zoologist and founder of the Sloth Appreciation Society, Lucy Cooke, once gave a ...

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

An Indiana-based family is hoping the Cincinnati Zoo will name a soon-to-be newborn sloth after their late son who died earlier this year in the nearby Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Alyssa Nicholson ...

Video by @cincinnatizooMoe and Lightning share a kiss behind the scenes! Did you know that sloths ‘kiss’?!? Although sloths ...

Wildlife photographer Lucy Cooke's new book "Life in the Sloth Lane" is packed with stunning shots of sloths Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

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