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The National Zoo has welcomed two newborn sloth bear cubs. The cubs are healthy and will remain off exhibit until spring 2026. Sloth bears are vulnerable in the wild, making the births important for ...

Talk about ending the year on a high note. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo closed out 2025 with a rare double dose of good news, welcoming two sloth bear cubs for the first time in more than a decade.

Two sloths living at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens have a new home with the opening of Sloth Crossing, the zoo's new habitat for Ruth, a 7-year-old female Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, and Chata, a 29 ...

The cubs’ mother, Molly, arrived at the zoo from Kansas last April and her pregnancy occurred after a breeding recommendation from the Species Survival Plan The Smithsonian's National Zoo is ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - When visiting Zoo Knoxville, you may come across Joe the Sloth right above your head. Joe is considered a free-range animal. “So this is Joe. He is our six-year-old Linnaeus ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) announced Jan. 6 that two sloth bear cubs were born in their care Dec. 7 and will debut in an exhibit this spring. The ...