The Florida Times-Union

Jacksonville Zoo debuts new habitat, Sloth Crossing. Here's a preview.

Sloth Crossing is the newest exhibit at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. The zoo is home to a pair of sloths, Chata and Ruth. The new exhibit will be in the zoo's Play Park area. Two sloths living at ...
The Florida Times-Union

They're slow, adorable and love hanging out: Here's the Jacksonville Zoo's 2 new sloths

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, while Baby Ruth is a 6-year-old ...
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Surprise! Sloth gives birth at Como Zoo in front of unsuspecting visitors

ST PAUL, Minn. — Animals can be unpredictable creatures, which is part of the fun of going to a zoo. You just never know what's going to happen. Visitors to the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory on ...
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Zoo Knoxville uses cameras to keep an eye on ‘free-range sloth,’ Joe

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - When visiting Zoo Knoxville, you may come across Joe the Sloth right above your head. Joe is considered a free-range animal. “So this is Joe. He is our six-year-old Linnaeus ...
The New York Times

Scientists Reveal the Hairy Truth About Giant Ground Sloths

New research painted a more accurate picture of the megafauna that spread widely around the Americas before they went extinct. By Jeanne Timmons Ground sloths emerged in South America tens of million ...