Take a peek at the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. Read on to learn about life in ...

They’re slow, they’re sleepy, and they’ve taken over the internet—but sloths are more than just cute animals hanging from trees. These leaf-munching creatures live a strange and ...

If you bet your Costa Rica vacation on seeing this iconic animal, you'll likely come home disappointed. Still, here are some ...

The Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever, was not seen outside the Amazon until recently. Prior to 2023, only a few ...

Sloth bears are the world's deadliest bear. As their habitat shrinks, India's forest communities are finding ways to co-exist ...

What is 'sloth fever'? Oropouche virus is an arthropod-borne virus, meaning a type of virus spread to people by the bite of infected arthropods, a group of insects.

Lima the sloth will return to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium for meet and greets in August and September. CMA is offering ...

The virus gets the name “Sloth Virus” as the virus is transmitted between mosquitoes and non-human-vertebrate hosts such as sloths.

We don't know the number of asymptomatic cases.” First discovered in 1955, the virus is transmitted from person to person by ...

What you need to know about 'sloth fever' after 21 cases confirmed among US travelers The disease is spread to humans by infected biting midges.