This video revisits a rare close-up look at one of the slowest animals on Earth. Detailed footage captures how a sloth ...

LA FORTUNA, Costa Rica -- A child zooming down a zipline through a rainforest in Costa Rica collided with a slow-moving sloth clinging to the cable. It happened Sunday at the Go Adventure Arenal Park ...

When thinking of the animal kingdom, cheetahs sprinting across the savannah, falcons diving at lightning pace or dolphins ...

When you're a dog with narcolepsy, you have to take things a little slower than the average canine does. It's tough going at 100% all of the time when you could suddenly pass out at any moment, and ...

The Erie Zoo has a new tenant coming to Erie from the St. Louis Aquarium. The Erie Zoo at 423 W. 38th St. has welcomed a new and permanent resident, a sloth by the name of Coconut. According to the ...

This uplifting post from discover.animal shows some good Samaritans helping a lucky sloth make its way across traffic and into the forest. Sloths are typically docile and are rarely a danger to people ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For a long time, ...

There are millions of sloths in Costa Rica. But with high levels of deforestation over the past few decades and increasing contact with humans, the population is taking a hit. While no official stats ...