Athena, a beloved sloth, who seemed lively and not slothful, has died at age 7 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in ...

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 ...

There are millions of sloths in Costa Rica. But with high levels of deforestation over the past few decades and increasing contact with humans, the population is taking a hit. While no official stats ...

1. National Zoo announces the death of beloved sloth named Athena ( wusa9.com) — The National Zoo in Washington, D.C. mourns ...

A baby sloth has been reunited with its mother in Costa Rica after it got separated from her in a coastal forest. Staff at the Jaguar Rescue Center on the Central American country’s Playa Chiquita ...

(WHTM) –The third Saturday in October is the day to contemplate the sloths, those charming creatures who remind us that the fast lane is not always the best way to travel. Get daily news, weather, ...

Eleven years and 30 million views ago, Kristen Bell was reduced to tears while recalling how her husband surprised her with a sloth for her birthday on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. As so many segments on ...

A zoo in Massachusetts recently welcomed a small furry creature: a newborn baby sloth. The animal, a Linne’s two-toed sloth, was born on March 3 and appears healthy and strong, according to a news ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Wild Republic will deliver a thousand pink, stuffed sloths to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta -- Scottish Rite Hospital in ...