The Erie Zoo is welcoming a new furry friend to their family, coming all the way from the gateway to the west. Coconut, the Linne’s two-toed sloth, was announced as the ...

Ambitious projects aim to put dire wolves, woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons back into our ecosystems. But with so many ...

A swarm of small earthquakes began early Tuesday morning beneath Mount Rainier, with more than several hundred minor tremors recorded as of midday, according to scientists with the U.S. Geological ...

If large creatures like elephants, giraffes and bison are allowed to thrive, they could alter habitats that allow for the ...

Discover the fascinating evolution of sloths, from towering giants to today's smaller tree-dwellers, and learn what led to the extinction of their colossal relatives.

Ancient sloths lived in trees, mountains, deserts, boreal forests, and open savannas. These habitat differences mainly explain the wide variation in size among sloth species. Illustration by Diego ...

The traits that once made ground sloths such powerful survivors—large size, slow movement, and low metabolism—eventually became their greatest weakness.

TOPICS: Sloth research Dr. Tim Gaudin UTC professor Sloth evolution Science journal Ancient sloths Giant sloths 100 different species ...

A prehistoric discovery near Hays is shedding some new light on a giant ground sloth species that lived more than 10,000 years ago.

Ground sloths had a special fondness for caves, and their size undoubtedly played a role in their ability to find and make shelters. The moderately sized Shasta ground sloth favorited small, natural ...