As the CEO of Central Florida Zoo writes, Florida must make changes in how exotic animals are imported and protected to avoid ...

A peer-reviewed study found sloths used in selfie tourism were physically manipulated during nearly half of observed handling ...

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday concluded its investigation into Sloth World, finding no criminal activity ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A planned International Drive attraction called Sloth World will not open following dozens of animal deaths, conservation groups said late Friday, as its 13 remaining sloths were ...

The sloth is a byword for slowness, a tree-dwelling mammal that moves so gradually algae grows in its fur. So it comes as a ...

A married couple devotes themselves to helping these animals, which are threatened by road accidents and electrocutions.

Sheriff's report attributes mass sloth deaths at Orlando attraction to disease and stress rather than criminal abuse.

CENTRAL FLORIDA — The Central Florida Zoo shared heartfelt news on Facebook that Habanero, the sloth, sadly passed away Sunday morning after his condition worsened rapidly. According to the post, he ...

Kids love quokkas because they have some of the happiest faces of any animal; their mouths are evolutionarily adapted to pant and dispel heat. Every couple of years, a new collection of animals find ...

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released its final report on the deaths of at least 57 animals ...

An exotic animal exhibitor whose sloth-encounters business was shuttered by New York courts is attempting to relaunch his operations in Florida, right as the state grapples with the fallout from sloth ...