WASHINGTON — The National Zoo is grieving the loss of a 7-year-old sloth named Athena, who died after a "sudden and irreversible" health decline. According to the National Zoo, Athena developed ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. and its visitors are mourning the loss of Athena, a Linnaeus's two-toed sloth known for her lively, mischievous personality, after her sudden death.

Little Rock Zoo officials shared Friday that their sloth bear mother, Kayla, gave birth to two cubs over the weekend.

The Little Rock Zoo made an exciting announcement this morning— Kayla, the sloth bear, is expecting cubs and is due any day now!

Athena, a fan-favorite two-toed sloth at the National Zoo in DC, died after a sudden medical decline, officials announced. She was 7 years old. Zoo staff said Athena had early-onset chronic kidney ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: December 1, 2025 | Last updated: December 2, 2025 She was 7 years old. Female two-toed sloths typically live about 13 years. Dramatic manhunt caught on camera in ...

Two of the world’s rarest lions have arrived at Chester Zoo as part of efforts to protect the highly endangered animals from extinction. The pair, a male named Nilay, who has travelled from Köln Zoo ...

Muharami Jamadi Ramadhani, 42, was working at Chester Zoo in England when the incident occurred Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning Team. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

CITES, the global wildlife trade regulation, has agreed to implement stricter rules for the trade in two sloth species increasingly targeted by the tourism industry. Thanks to its peaceful and ...

DETROIT, MI – Three adorable lion cubs have joined the Detroit Zoo family. Amirah, a 9-year-old African lioness at the Detroit Zoo, gave birth to three healthy cubs last week, the zoo announced Monday ...

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Wild Republic and Morgan Kaylor’s family donating thousands of pink sloths to children at Scottish Rite. Donation honors Morgan, who found comfort in her beloved pink sloth, "Slothy." Each toy ...