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

The zoologist who first named the species did think the bears were related to tree sloths because of their long, thick claws and unusual teeth but later research found that the two animals had no ...

The sloth bear gets its name from its long, thick claws and unusual teeth, comparable to those of the sloth. It is also known for being the only species of bear that carries its young on their ...

Congratulations are in order as Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo celebrates the birth of a new sloth bear cub, a baby girl born on January 8. The cub was named Bowie by the zoo’s sloth bear team ...

Pilibhit: An adult female sloth bear rescued by a team from the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) near Mala railway station early Wednesday succumbed to her injuries later that day. The carcass was ...

Black fur and a white crescent patch on their chests are their distinguishing features. They tend to be more carnivorous than North American bears. Sloth bears are smaller than most other bears. There ...