Eco sanctuaries worth traveling for There is something deeply moving about witnessing conservation in action. Not the stuff ...

A sloth perches languidly on a branch in one of Costa Rica’s vast forest preserves. (Gabriella Chavez/WUFT News) LA FORTUNA, COSTA RICA — Near a lively stretch of Highway 142, one of Costa Rica’s ...

When your doctor orders three mammograms and two sonograms, and then waits one nano-beat too long before saying “biopsy,” go see a sloth. Earlier this month, that’s what I did, at the National ...

SANTA CRUZ — During the last ice age, known as the Pleistocene, Santa Cruz County was a wild place populated with ancient humans and larger-than-life creatures, or megafauna, such as mastodons and ...

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Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For a long time, ...

SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) — Rolling Hills Zoo has announced the arrival of Sylvia, the Zoo’s first Linne’s two-toed sloth. The RHZ says Sylvia was born at the Zoo Miami and is now 4 years old. “While still ...