The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of a sloth pup, the first of its species to be born at the facility since 2022.

The care team reports that momma sloth bear has kept a tight paw on her cub, which means Bowie’s care team has only been able to get their hands on her for one natal exam at two weeks old.

The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo announced Tuesday that a sloth bear cub was born back in December. The unnamed female cub weighed 16 ounces at birth and spent time bonding with her mother Shiva.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: If there's one thing you know about sloths, it's that they're, well, slow. But that doesn't mean they're boring. In fact, sloths are one of the ...

The Hoffman's two-toed sloth is one of the world's slowest mammals—so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of ...

Two sloth bear cubs born at the San Diego Zoo in late 2024 made their first public appearance on Thursday. The zoo shared a clip of the cubs emerging from their private den with their mother Shala.