The apparent docility and friendliness of “smiling” sloths have made them tourist darlings, but have also put a target on their backs. The rise in trafficking of these animals led the governments of ...

Vasi the sloth bear is using his new limb to dig, climb and play at Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre in India Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

The Yankees rallied for a huge 9-6 win at home on Tuesday night at home to save their season and force a Game 4 of their American League Division Series against the Blue Jays. While Aaron Judge was ...

For years scientists assumed that sloths don't fart — believing the methane produced by their slow digestive system was simply absorbed into their bloodstreams and breathed out through their mouths.

The Erie Zoo welcomed a Linneaus’s two-toed sloth named Coconut from the St. Louis Aquarium. Zoo officials believe the Erie Zoo environment will be better suited for Coconut. Coconut arrived earlier ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Denverites willing to brave the heat and visit the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance this summer may be able to sneak a peek at a new baby sloth snoozing and ...

Yawning seems like such a simple act, yet it holds surprising power over us. Just watching someone yawn — even a stranger — can suddenly trigger the irresistible urge to yawn yourself. Why does this ...

Researchers believe the yawning robot may have triggered some biological mechanism in the chimps that they associated with sleep. Image: Popular Science composite, Getty Images/ RMJM, Aline ...

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Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor. A brown-throated three-toed sloth peers over a tree's buttress root while defecating on ...