We share the latest two-toed sloth genetic research, which reveals that there may be more species than we previously thought.

Sloths are slow-moving, arboreal mammals living in Central and South America. The two types of sloths are the two-toed sloth and the three-toed sloth. Three-toed sloths are strictly herbivorous, while ...

A new study by scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) has revealed significant cryptic diversity within two-toed sloths (Choloepus) in Amazonia, challenging ...

Sloth World's website claims it's the world's only "slothnarium" and is designed as a "protected, research-informed habitat" Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Thirteen sloths rescued from a shuttered Florida exhibition site are recovering after being transferred to a zoo. The exotic animals were taken to the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens after ...

Dozens of sloths destined for a Florida "slotharium" died in a warehouse or while in transit to the Orlando attraction, state wildlife officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

An animal facility in Orlando, Florida, was shut down before it even opened after dozens of sloths suffered a cruel death while being prepared for display in an exhibit. Thirty-one sloths died in ...

Dozens of sloths bound for Orlando's Sloth World died after many were left in an unheated warehouse, according to a Captive Wildlife Report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Sloths are the ideal representation of calm: slow-moving, sleepy, and perfectly at ease in the treetops. But life in the wild is never as peaceful as it seems and sloths are part of the ongoing food ...

A two-toed sloth is coming to the Science Museum of Virginia. Why it matters: You won't get to hold it, but you can get up ...