One of the seven deadly sins of Western Christianity is the sin of sloth, which has taken a deadly turn in our nation today.

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

The owner of the Hauppauge-based business has continued to advertise sloths and other exotic pets despite a court order and now faces charges that could bring fines or jail time.

A sloth that springs into action does not even seem possible, given the creature’s notorious lethargy, but one of the two sloth species in Costa Rica is fast as well as fierce. “Like a lion ...

The world's oldest known sloth has died at 43 years of age. Officials at the Adelaide Zoo in Australia announced that they had to euthanize a Hoffmann's two-toed sloth known as Miss C on Friday ...

Paleontologist Jim Mead collects dung from a now-extinct ground sloth in Spirit Eye Cave. Dung from the site can shed light on the Big Bend's Ice Age environment.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A female sloth bear cub was born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, which is now holding a vote allowing residents to name the new arrival.