For years scientists assumed that sloths don't fart — believing the methane produced by their slow digestive system was simply absorbed into their bloodstreams and breathed out through their mouths.

(WHTM) –The third Saturday in October is the day to contemplate the sloths, those charming creatures who remind us that the fast lane is not always the best way to travel. Get daily news, weather, ...

Sloths, the world's slowest mammals, have evolved over 64 million years into a species that thrives throughout Central America and northern South America, but climate change and human sprawl could be ...

The Dudley Zoo knew their Linne's two-toed sloth Flo was pregnant, but the English zoo didn't expect the baby to arrive until later in the year Zookeepers at the Dudley Zoo were stunned to discover ...

One Dec. 21, Lorenzo was found “poorly responsive” and was taken to the zoo’s L3 Harris Animal Care Center for an examination ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo is home to three Linnaeus's two-toed sloths and shares some sloth basics, but here are three lesser-known sloth facts. 1. The Smithsonian has a collection of fossilized ...

A family of sloths take their food truck to the big city in this animated movie directed by Ricard Cussó and Tania Vincent. By Natalia Winkelman When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — A fan-favorite animal family at ...

U.S. health officials are warning travelers about a potentially deadly insect-borne virus known as sloth fever that has infected 21 U.S. residents returning from Cuba and thousands more in South ...

Andrew Raymer told Newsweek that he and his 13-year-old son recently had "an experience of a lifetime" when they got an up-close encounter with a sloth. Sloths have recently become increasingly ...