But there are times when even sloths must leave the comfort of their tree canopies and descend to the ground. Sloths, like all living things, need to defecate, which usually happens once per week.

Early last year, keepers at Chester Zoo first spotted that 25-year-old Rico, a two-toed sloth, had swellings on the side of ...

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

A sloth in Cheshire has successfully undergone “pioneering” surgery to cure its toothache. Rico, 25, is believed to be the ...

New research painted a more accurate picture of the megafauna that spread widely around the Americas before they went extinct.

Woodland Park Zoo's 3-month-old sloth bear cub, Bowie, is set to make her public debut this weekend.Born on January 8, the ...

Rico underwent three-hour dental surgery after zookeepers noticed he had developed a swelling on his face. | ITV News Granada ...

A rare two-toed sloth is recovering at a UK zoo after undergoing pioneering dental surgery to cure its toothache. The 25-year-old South American mammal named Rico began to concern keepers at Chester ...

A RARE sloth has been given the all-clear at a recent health check following pioneering dental surgery at Chester Zoo.