(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging ...

Larisa R. G. DeSantis received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and Vanderbilt University. DeSantis is also a research associate at the La Brea Tar Pits and ...

We leave you this Sunday Morning with some sloths taking it slow … VERY slow … in Costa Rica. Videographer: Alex Goetz. Breaking: Three people shot at immigration ...

The Erie Zoo welcomed a Linneaus’s two-toed sloth named Coconut from the St. Louis Aquarium. Zoo officials believe the Erie Zoo environment will be better suited for Coconut. Coconut arrived earlier ...

Today, sloths are slow-moving, tree-dwelling creatures that live in Central and South America and can grow up to 2.5 feet long. Thousands of years ago, however, some sloths walked along the ground, ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A prehistoric discovery near Hays is shedding some new light on a giant ground sloth species that lived more than 10,000 years ago. A study published Monday in the peer-reviewed ...

The first stuffed sloth to be removed from the trees along I-5 by WSDOT on March 18. A second sloth was later removed, but a third sloth is to high up to be safely reached, and WSDOT does not plan to ...

Wine Country Zoological, is a licensed private zoo co-owned by the event’s host, Daniel Moore. The facility offers private tours and educational experiences, allowing visitors to learn about the ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Climb into the jungle canopy with Tamara Ávila Atagua as she builds life-saving bridges for sloths. Climb into the jungle canopy with Tamara Ávila Atagua as she builds life-saving bridges for sloths ...

ST. PAUL — Visitors to the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul got a surprise on Wednesday, April 2, when a two-toed sloth gave birth while on exhibit. The baby sloth was born to a 6-year-old ...