Scientists found a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes in rocky a crevice of South Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Courtney Hundermark via Conradie, Hundermark, Kemp ...

The survival of these species highlights the role of trees as habitats, stressing the need to protect forests for ...

The San Diego Zoo announced a poll to determine the names of their two newborn sloth bear cubs. Is US safer from guns? Start the day smarter ☀️ Science of snowflakes Get the USA TODAY app ...

Mountain pygmy possum gets 'bogong biscuit' out of a feeding container made from mesh and pipes in a Kosciusko National Park boulder field. Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — “It’s a bird! It’s a plane!” It’s... a giant stuffed sloth? That’s right-- crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) removed a giant ...

Edinburgh Zoo is hoping to welcome endangered sloth bears this summer – the first time the wildlife charity has looked after the vulnerable species. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

He was hard to miss if you were driving to Bellingham. A giant stuffed sloth lived in a tree off Interstate 5 (I-5) near Lake Samish. He is called “Slothy.” The Washington Department of ...

After watching over drivers on northbound Interstate 5 near Bellingham for more than a year, a giant stuffed sloth had its last day atop a tree near Lake Samish on Tuesday. Sloths aren’t native ...

A giant stuffed sloth that went viral on social media has been removed from its perch high up a tree next to a Washington highway after transport officials said they received complaints it was causing ...

San Diego Zoo announces birth of baby sloth The zoo says the male baby sloth, which has yet to be named, was born last month to 12-year-old mom Zena and “spends his days clinging close to Zena’s side.

Travelers on I-5 North may have noticed a whimsical surprise in the trees: a giant toy sloth, hanging 70 feet off the ground. The stuffed animal, nicknamed “Slothy,” remained visible above signage ...