While green isn’t an unusual color in nature, beautiful green animals are somewhat rare and exotic. Many green-colored animals, such as toads and various insects, have little to distinguish them ...

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Acedia. Imago per Unsplash Perhaps one of the most fascinating aspects of sloth biology is that their fur hosts an entire ecosystem of symbiotic organisms. Their long, coarse outer hairs have special ...

A sloth bear was killed in a road accident near Tirmanpally on National Highway 44 in Indalwai mandal.

Sloth bear rescued from 40ft well in Adilabad village after 3-hour effort by Forest and Fire department officials.

Tasha, a 20-year-old sloth bear, has died at Woodland Park Zoo following a grim diagnosis.

In one of nature’s most remarkable symbiotic arrangements, sloths actually grow supplementary food in their fur. Their coarse outer hair has specialized cracks that collect moisture and host colonies ...

As sloth bears are easily available, cubs are stolen from the wild. Enforcement of the law wasn’t that good for many years, and thus, the bears continued to be used in street performances,” Singh said ...

Environment Sri Lanka: Sloth bear deaths spark alarm Experts fear that the rare and elusive species may be dying of some disease, suspected to be African swine fever.