For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends.

A grizzly old time is being had at the Ohio zoo as staff tend to a newborn sloth bear and drum up help for what to name her.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A female sloth bear cub was born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, which is now holding a vote allowing residents to name the new arrival. A news release from the zoo says the sloth ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is getting ready to introduce guests to its newest tiny resident. A female sloth bear cub was born at the zoo on Dec. 22, officials announced on Tuesday ...

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

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Starting Tuesday, the public can help pick the name of the new female sloth bear cub at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Make a donation at ClevelandMetroparks.com to cast your ...

Among those animals are also some of the zoo’s newest babies: twin sloth bear cubs and two koala joeys. “I see guests with a lot more patience when they’re at the habitat,” Thomas said of ...

Can I get a behind-the-scenes look at the sloths? Yes, the zoo offers Behind the Scenes Experiences, where you can watch an elephant or a black bear make a painting that you take home ($75), or ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has opened a new exhibit with two sloths. The zoo is welcoming Ruth, a 7-year-old female Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, and Chata, a 29-year ...

Zoo officials unveiled the all-new Sloth Crossing exhibit Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony after teasing the two girls from behind the scenes for months. Families carved time out of their ...