A surge of infections from a tropical virus is raising alarm among public health officials because it appears to be causing birth defects similar to those associated with Zika virus. Known as ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — “It’s a bird! It’s a plane!” It’s... a giant stuffed sloth? That’s right-- crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) removed a giant ...

Edinburgh Zoo is hoping to welcome endangered sloth bears this summer – the first time the wildlife charity has looked after the vulnerable species. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

He was hard to miss if you were driving to Bellingham. A giant stuffed sloth lived in a tree off Interstate 5 (I-5) near Lake Samish. He is called “Slothy.” The Washington Department of ...

After watching over drivers on northbound Interstate 5 near Bellingham for more than a year, a giant stuffed sloth had its last day atop a tree near Lake Samish on Tuesday. Sloths aren’t native ...

San Diego Zoo announces birth of baby sloth The zoo says the male baby sloth, which has yet to be named, was born last month to 12-year-old mom Zena and “spends his days clinging close to Zena’s side.

Travelers on I-5 North may have noticed a whimsical surprise in the trees: a giant toy sloth, hanging 70 feet off the ground. The stuffed animal, nicknamed “Slothy,” remained visible above signage ...

Edinburgh Zoo has announced that it will welcome sloth bears for the first time. On Tuesday, the zoo revealed that it is working to build a habitat for the vulnerable species. Once complete, sloth ...

The San Diego Zoo celebrated the birth of a sloth pup on Feb. 8 to 12-year-old mother sloth, Xena. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Zoo) The San Diego Zoo welcomed the birth of a sloth pup in early ...

The San Diego Zoo welcomed a newborn Linné’s two-toed sloth on Feb. 8, the first of its kind to be born at the zoo since June 2022. The pup was born to 12-year-old Xena, who has two other ...