WASHINGTON — The National Zoo is grieving the loss of a 7-year-old sloth named Athena, who died after a "sudden and irreversible" health decline. According to the National Zoo, Athena developed ...

Athena, a fan-favorite two-toed sloth at the National Zoo in DC, died after a sudden medical decline, officials announced.

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Central and South America’s sloth populations may face a dire ...

An Indiana-based family is hoping the Cincinnati Zoo will name a soon-to-be newborn sloth after their late son who died earlier this year in the nearby Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Alyssa Nicholson ...

Eleven years and 30 million views ago, Kristen Bell was reduced to tears while recalling how her husband surprised her with a sloth for her birthday on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. As so many segments on ...

Wild Republic, along with the family of Morgan Kaylor, will donate thousands of pink stuffed toy sloths to children at ...

Cincinnati zoo sloths Lightning and Moe are expecting their first offspring, due in September or October For the first time ever, the Cincinnati Zoo is expecting a new addition to its sloth family.

Wild Republic will deliver a thousand pink, stuffed sloths to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta -- Scottish Rite Hospital in ...