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 ...

The sloth bear cubs, born in late 2024, will help researchers learn more about how to protect the vulnerable species, the zoo ...

When hibernating a bear will lose up to a third of its body weight and only breathe once a minute. The sloth bear has lost two of its front teeth and has flaps which cover its nostrils so that it ...

(San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance) As omnivores, the sloth bear is critical for disseminating seeds throughout their habitat, but it remains at risk of becoming endangered in the near future due to ...

The project involves attaching GPS collars on sloth bears to monitor their movements and understand their habitat preferences. The data collected will help researchers identify patterns of ...

Despite their vital role in their habitats as seed dispensers, the zoo says the sloth bear population is vulnerable due to poaching and habitat destruction.

NILGIRIS: A sloth bear, linked to several incidents of straying into human habitat, was captured in Yedakadu village near Kundah and relocated to the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on Sunday morning.

Sloth bears have "rough, unruly hair" around the ... The species is threatened by habitat encroachment, the zoo said, as well as illegal hunting and capture. The species is considered "vulnerable ...