They have stubby little tails and three sharp, curved claws that reach 3-4 inches long. Pale-throated three-toed sloths have long, coarse grey hair with darker spots on their backs, shoulders ...

Two weeks ago, Como Zu welcomed *** new member to the family. Sago, *** Hoffman two-toed sloth, gave birth in front of visitors. She was right in front of the public, right in front of the glass ...

A sloth has had pioneering dental surgery to cure toothache. Rico is believed to be the first sloth to undergo such an operation, which was carried out by a team at Chester Zoo working alongside ...

Keepers at Chester Zoo in the UK were quick to notice when 25-year-old Rico, a Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, developed a swelling on the side of his face. The zoo team performed a CT scan on Rico ...

Birmingham Zoo returned their two-toed sloth, Reynardo, to the public eye after three years in a behind the scenes habitat.

It has sometimes been called sloth fever because scientists first investigating the virus found it in a three-toed sloth, and believed sloths were important in its spread between insects and animals.

A Costa Rica rescue center offers blankets and bottle-feeding at a nursery for these young animals Photographs by Annie Marie Musselman Text by Niko Zlotnik Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth babies need ...

Visitors at Minnesota’s Como Park Zoo & Conservatory were treated to an unforgettable experience: a two-toed sloth unexpectedly gave birth right in front of them. Sago, 6 years old, went into ...

They actually saw a sloth giving birth. The zoo announced that the blessed event happened while a 6-year-old Hoffmann's two-toed sloth named Sago was on exhibit in the primate building.

Hoffman’s two-toed sloths live in Central America and northern ... Como Park Zoo and Conservatory is free to visitors and open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from October through April.

ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta is welcoming another member to its sloth family. The Hoffman two-toed sloth was born on Friday, August 9. The newborn is the second offspring of Nutella and Cocoa.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After a nearly 12-month pregnancy, there’s a new baby sloth getting its bearings on the Big Island. 4-year old Karrie, a Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, gave birth to her ...