Athena, a beloved sloth, who seemed lively and not slothful, has died at age 7 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in ...

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

Tourists snapping selfies with sloths are fueling a booming black market that’s tearing these gentle animals from the Amazon ...

Long before modern sloths became slow-moving tree dwellers, their ancestors were enormous ground beasts. These ancient sloths ...

Near Palm Springs, California, Joshua Tree National Park is a protected desert expanse named for its signature yucca plant ...

We often mindlessly trample on snails and earthworms because they move so slowly compared to the average human, but there’s a ...

This is true of the bizarre fruit Eremotherium can be seen eating in the series, the very cannonball-like fruit of the ...

International Animal Rescue has launched its Digit Bear Christmas Appeal, calling on supporters to help care for rescued ...

Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals ...

The animal kingdom is rich and diverse, full of creatures whose names start with different letters. The letter “S” alone ...

Pure Amazon is just the second new vessel to set sail in Peru's Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve in more than a decade. There ...