For the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), Christmas came early in 2025. Zookeepers were ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has welcomed two sloth bear cubs, marking the first time the zoo has had ...

Talk about ending the year on a high note.The Smithsonian’s National Zoo closed out 2025 with a rare double dose of good news, welcoming two sloth bear cubs for the first time in more than a ...

For the first time since 2014, keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have welcomed two sloth bear cubs. The cubs were born Dec. 7 at approximately 2:30 ...

The tiny cubs, currently off-exhibit, are expected to debut in Spring 2026. Mike Bock Nearly one month old, the two sloth bear cubs are shown resting in their den on Jan. 5, 2026. Zoo staff are ...

Physical Description Sloth bears have shaggy, dusty-black coats pale, short-haired muzzles, and long, curved claws which they use to excavate termites and ants. A cream-colored “V” or “Y” shape ...

Sloth bear cubs have been born at the National Zoo for first time in years. It is unclear which of the zoo’s two males is the ...

A zoo says it is now home to the only female Indian sloth bear in the UK. Lincoln Zoo, in Newball, Lincolnshire, welcomed seven-year-old Zara at the end of October after 18 months of planning for her ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) announced Jan. 6 that two sloth bear cubs were born ...

Rare erythristic sloth bear, showing unusual colour variation, is photographed inside Bor Tiger Reserve near Nagpur, offering ...

Shivamogga: Panic swept through Harogoppa village in Shikaripura taluk after a farmer was brutally attacked by a sloth bear ...

A migrant worker suffered multiple injuries after being mauled by a sloth bear in a private tea estate at Valparai in Coimbatore district on Sunday (January 25, 2026). The injured was identified as ...