For the first time since 2014, 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 ...

For the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), Christmas came early in 2025. Zookeepers were ...

SEATTLE — A 3-month-old sloth bear cub named Bowie will make her public debut this weekend at Woodland Park Zoo. Named for David Bowie, with whom she shares a birthday, January 8, will venture into ...

SEATTLE — Woodland Park Zoo's 3-month-old sloth bear cub, Bowie, is set to make her public debut this weekend. Born on January 8, the same day as music icon David Bowie, the young cub will be ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has welcomed two sloth bear cubs, marking the first time the zoo has had ...

The former home of the giant pandas which previously lived at Edinburgh Zoo is being transformed into a habitat for sloth ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) announced Jan. 6 that two sloth bear cubs were born ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The decision for keepers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo to hand-raise a female sloth bear cub instead of leaving her with her mother Khali ...

CLEVELAND — Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has announced the name of its adorable female baby sloth cub that was born in December. The cub has been named Suhani, which means "pleasant" in Hindi, following a ...

Sloth bear cubs have been born at the National Zoo for first time in years. It is unclear which of the zoo’s two males is the father — it may be both, the zoo said.

The tiny cubs, currently off-exhibit, are expected to debut in Spring 2026. Mike Bock Nearly one month old, the two sloth bear cubs are shown resting in their den on Jan. 5, 2026. Zoo staff are ...