Sloths are so slow that moss and fungi can grow on their fur! They move at an average speed of 0.17 miles per hour. This leisurely pace conserves energy as their diet is low in calories. Sloths have ...
The extinct giant ground sloths were some of the only mammals that had digestive systems large enough to process the huge avocado seeds whole. They feasted on the fruit and then dispersed the ...
When hibernating a bear will lose up to a third of its body weight and only breathe once a minute. The sloth bear has lost two of its front teeth and has flaps which cover its nostrils so that it ...
A furious sloth bear fatally attacked a father-son duo who went into the forest in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district to procure ...
The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...
The sloth bear has shaggy fur, a long muzzle, and long claws. It's native to the Indian subcontinent and is also known as the Indian bear ...
The worm will ultimately be fed to one of the zoo’s sloth bears, Randhir or Heiderose. “Watch as one of our sloth bears devours it in a satisfying—and symbolic—moment,” the Facebook post ...
A sloth bear was captured from Yedakkadu village near Kundha in the Nilgiris and released in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) by the Forest Department staff on Sunday. The Department had set up ...
NILGIRIS: A sloth bear, linked to several incidents of straying into human habitat, was captured in Yedakadu village near Kundah and relocated to the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on Sunday morning.