The Erie Zoo announced the recently acquired Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, Coconut, died on Oct. 26. The sloth was found on Oct. 18 laying on the floor with no sign of appetite, low body temperature and ...

Phoenix Zoo resident Fernando the sloth has died, the Zoo announced on Nov. 9. The death of Phoenix's own Linnaeus's two-toed sloth was announced on Facebook and described as a "sudden" loss by the ...

One Dec. 21, Lorenzo was found “poorly responsive” and was taken to the zoo’s L3 Harris Animal Care Center for an examination. It was found he had a declining body condition along with dehydration and ...

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.

A baby sloth born last month at St. Paul’s Como Zoo has died, officials announced Friday. “In the world of animal care, there are incredible highs and heartbreaking lows — and this week, we’ve ...

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 & ...

Salisbury Zoo's four-year-old sloth, Bayou, was euthanized due to end-stage renal disease. The zoo provided extensive care for Bayou, including specialized veterinary treatment and enrichment ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Phoenix Zoo is mourning the loss of a beloved animal that has been a zoo staple for eight years. Zoo officials announced on Sunday that Fernando, a Linne’s two-toed sloth, ...

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 ...

Athena was a sloth who lived at the National Zoo in Washington, and, according to the zoo, was a much beloved creature who had showed that sloths need not be slothful. Instead, she had been spirited ...