In the dense mangroves of Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the coast of Panama, resides one of the world’s most endearing and enigmatic creatures: the Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth (Bradypus ...

Sloths have an average life span of 20 to 30 years in the wild, but captive sloths tend to live longer. Conservation – The pygmy three-toed sloth is critically endangered. – Illegal trade of sloths is ...

More than 40,000 species are at risk of extinction. From the world’s most trafficked wild mammal, the pangolin, to the pygmy three-toed sloth dying out as their habitat is destroyed, and so many more ...

Animals show resilience and luck in nature's battle, inspiring us to protect endangered species and promote conservation ...

A 6-year-old, two-toed sloth unexpectedly went into labor in her zoo exhibit in front of zoo goers on Wednesday, April 2 Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

The three-toed pattern for the back feet is clear in most cases. Prints from the front feet have five toes, but this would be true of either type of ankylosaur. Once again, we can’t know the ...

Even zoo animals can sometimes benefit from a little trip to the vets. Whether they have a blade of grass stuck up their nose ...

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in St. Paul announced its 6-year-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, Sago, gave birth in her exhibit on April 2 in the middle of a normal day at the zoo. “We couldn’t ...