Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Aviary celebrated the birthdays of two of its resident sloths, Vivien and Wookiee, on Thursday, drawing nearly 300 ...

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 ...

Two sloth bear cubs were born at the National Zoo, which appears to be good news for this vulnerable species and perhaps bad news for the termites on which they dine. The births, which occurred Dec. 7 ...

Athena, a fan-favorite two-toed sloth at the National Zoo in DC, died after a sudden medical decline, officials announced. She was 7 years old. Zoo staff said Athena had early-onset chronic kidney ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH — The National Aviary held a special celebration on Monday morning. The aviary’s Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth, Valentino, was born on Halloween. But since the facility is closed on that day, ...

The tiny cubs, currently off-exhibit, are expected to debut in Spring 2026. Mike Bock Nearly one month old, the two sloth bear cubs are shown resting in their den on Jan. 5, 2026. Zoo staff are ...

Sago, a six-year-old sloth, with her newborn baby after giving birth in front of zoo guests. Como Park Zoo & Conservatory Zoo guests in Minnesota were the surprise witnesses to the birth of a baby ...

Zoo guests in Minnesota were the surprise witnesses to the birth of a baby sloth, one even the zoo staff didn’t see coming. Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in St. Paul announced its 6-year-old Hoffman’s ...