You hear it crashing through the trees. There’s no way to escape it. The sloth bear is the most dangerous bear in the world. And it’s going to tear your face off. Sloth bears are found throughout the ...

A sloth bear and a group of wild boars face off in a dramatic waterhole showdown in the peak summer heat. Siddhesh Mungekar ...

A sloth bear can reach 20 mph, and climbing a tree may not put you beyond its reach. Surprising one or getting too close to ...

Sloth bears may visit garbage dumps for food, but waste is only part of the problem. Here’s what habitat loss and declining ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant ...

Cincinnati zoo sloths Lightning and Moe are expecting their first offspring, due in September or October For the first time ever, the Cincinnati Zoo is expecting a new addition to its sloth family.

As the Sloth Conservation Foundation writes, Oct. 20 is "more than an excuse to take it easy, it is a day to recognize an important member of tropical ecosystems" Kate Hogan was Director of Digital ...

The Small Mammal House at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo has a new resident worth slowing down for. Visitors can now see Athena, a 1½-year-old female two-toed sloth in her new home that she shares ...

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