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.

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

Sloth bears are native to India and Sri Lanka and ... The bears face major threats, including habitat loss and degradation due to human population growth and human-wildlife conflict.

Chata and Baby Ruth, the two-toed sloths living at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, are moving to new quarters. Here's what you should know.

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 ...

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 cub is the second ...

(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 ...