Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo closed for the day as staff worked to protect animals from the heat. Zoo Owner Rebecca Stedman said the animals are very social and enjoy human interaction, but that ...

While the whole country is an ecological wonderland, with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica offers distinct and diverse experiences for travellers ...

Keeping kids entertained is one of the biggest challenges of adulting. Luckily, there are plenty of cute indoor soft play areas in Dubai to make it easier. Whether you’re looking for a way to burn off ...

The first warning reached the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission before a single sloth had arrived in Orlando.

Cusi (pronounced Koo-see) was born on May 6 and is "extremely active, as far as sloths go," according to Zookeeper Em ...

The genome of the tree-sloth species Choloepus didactylus hints at how it lives life in the slow lane 1. Tree sloths are Earth’s most sluggish mammals. They spend their lives hanging from trees, ...

Florida is tightening requirements to import sloths into the state, an action spurred by controversy over Sloth World, a never-opened Orange County attraction linked to the deaths of at least 55 of ...

The work is much more difficult when it involves massive animals.

At first glance, sloths seem like the easiest animals in the world to study. Instead, researchers discovered they are experts at staying hidden, making traditional wildlife research nearly impossible.

Genetic clues may help explain why sloths live at such a low gear. In a new study, researchers linked the animals' extremely slow way of life to ancient "jumping genes" connected to mitochondria, the ...

The festival has a new location and new partners, so the chamber of commerce is retiring the name ‘Midcoast Tree Festival’ for something fresh.