Gaylene Thomas, a wildlife care manager at the San Diego Zoo, oversees two teams that care for a variety of species, ...

Young bear cubs are some of the most precious animals on the planet. This is why the eyes of the animal world returned to the San Diego Zoo, where a mama sloth bear named Shayla recently gave ...

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.

SAN DIEGO — Visitors at the San Diego Zoo will now be able to see two sloth bear cubs along the Upper Center Street, along with their mother. The San Diego Zoo said in a press release that it ...

Contrary to what the name suggests, the San Diego Zoo says sloth bears are neither related to sloths nor slow-moving. The sloth bear gets its name from its long, thick claws and unusual teeth ...