Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.

Sloth selfie bans are spreading because cute photos hide stress, disease risk, and illegal wildlife trade most tourists never see.

Sloths have been depicted as the slowest-moving mammals in the world, and have been stuck with that reputation. However, sloths are amazing animals. They may seem innocent and defenseless, but sloths ...

The sloth family tree once sported a dizzying array of branches, body sizes and lifestyles, from small and limber tree climbers to lumbering bear-sized landlubbers. Why sloth body size was once so ...

Sloths have a very unusual mating call, but for a very good reason. Read here to learn about sloths mating calls, and ...

Spurred by social media, attractions where visitors interact with animals have surged. Advocates are sounding alarms. Spurred by social media, attractions where visitors interact with animals have ...

There's no shortage of illness swirling on a daily basis, but warm weather and travels brings in a slew of insect-borne diseases. From babesiosis to malaria to Lyme disease, it's always worth ...

A family of sloths take their food truck to the big city in this animated movie directed by Ricard Cussó and Tania Vincent. By Natalia Winkelman When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

Sloth World is rapidly approaching a grand opening on Orlando’s International Drive, its executives say. The 7,500-square-foot facility will be home to more than 40 sloths living in a ...

Got a cute sloth you're trying to come up with a name for? Alright, chances are you probably don't have a pet sloth living at home with you. However, if you work at a zoo or animal sanctuary, or if ...