Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some animals are born with markings that make them stand out, but the sloth bear has something even more unusual: a hairstyle that ...

For the first time since 2013, 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 ...

WASHINGTON — If you cross a bear with a sloth, what would you get? A sloth bear. And the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cubs that were born ...

Two sloth bear cubs were born at the National Zoo, which appears to be good news for this vulnerable species and perhaps bad news for the termites on which they dine. The births, which occurred Dec. 7 ...

For the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), Christmas came early in 2025. Zookeepers were delighted to welcome two new arrivals—sloth bear cubs, born in an off-exhibit ...

Some animals are born with markings that make them stand out, but the sloth bear has something even more unusual: a hairstyle that looks remarkably like a pair of ponytails. While visiting Brookfield ...