Bean, the two-toed sloth at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, hangs from the ropes in her enclosure in The Loft. Bean, the 6-year-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, died recently ...

For the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), Christmas came early in 2025. Zookeepers were delighted to welcome two new arrivals—sloth bear cubs, born in an off-exhibit ...

CINCINNATI — An Ohio zoo is naming its sloth habitat after an Indiana toddler who found comfort in sloths during his short life, most of which he spent in and out of the hospital. The Cincinnati Zoo & ...

What’s cuter than a Hoffman’s two-toed sloth? A baby Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, of course — and a zookeeper at Palm Beach Zoo was lucky enough to witness the new sloth mom welcome one into the world on ...

Talk about ending the year on a high note.The Smithsonian’s National Zoo closed out 2025 with a rare double dose of good news, welcoming two sloth bear cubs for the first time in more than a ...

The National Zoo has welcomed two newborn sloth bear cubs. The cubs are healthy and will remain off exhibit until spring 2026. Sloth bears are vulnerable in the wild, making the births important for ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo is starting the new year with twice the excitement thanks to two sloth bear cubs.

Bonnie, the zoo’s 18-year-old Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth, gave birth on Nov. 4, zoo officials said in a Facebook post. The newborn is Bonnie’s second child with 25-year-old male, Cocoa. The newborn is ...

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WASHINGTON — If you cross a bear with a sloth, what would you get? A sloth bear. And the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cubs that were born ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cub births in December. The first time since 2014. Sloth bears are an omnivorous species of bear, native to the Indian ...