Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor.

The zoo announced in a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 14, that its 7-year-old two-toed sloth named Nutella gave birth to an unnamed two-toed sloth on Friday, Aug. 9. The baby sloth's father is a ...

Two female sloths named Chata and Baby Ruth have, slowly, taken up residence at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Chata is a 29-year-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth ... the pygmy sloth is ...