Oropouche circulates between primates, sloths, and birds - EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images The three-toed sloth, native to the Amazon basin, is not known for its speed. The animals move almost ...

The Shedd Aquarium has welcomed Alface, a female Linné’s two-toed sloth whose name means lettuce in Portuguese, a nod to her ...

The apparent docility and friendliness of “smiling” sloths have made them tourist darlings, but have also put a target on their backs. The rise in trafficking of these animals led the governments of ...

Officials at the Shedd Aquarium say the Linné’s two-toed sloth named Alface -- pronounced al-FAH-see -- arrived in September.

The CDC is sending out a warning about the Oropouche virus — also known as “sloth fever” — as several cases have been reported in Florida A potentially deadly virus known as “sloth fever” has made its ...

It’s not easy to find a sloth in the middle of the forest. They spend most of their time in the tree canopy and are masters ...

A disease transmitted by mosquitoes — the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever — has been detected in the United States. Travelers returning to the U.S. from Cuba contracted the virus in recent ...

The Amazon rainforest is under constant threat from encroachment and segmentation, but animals are finding a lifeline thanks ...

My article about sundry electronic thingies brought lots of mail, some calling me old-fashioned and others alleging that I was not old-fashioned enough. Probably both things are true; I'm easily ...