Wrong. Sloth bears have a nasty habit of going on an explosive attack if they’re startled and using their sharp claws to rake down the front of their victims, ripping off their faces and gouging out ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cub births in December. The first time since 2014. Sloth bears are an omnivorous species of bear, native to the Indian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, recently celebrated the birth of two ...

A farmer suffered serious injuries in a sloth bear attack at A. Ramanahalli in Tarikere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district on ...

The cubs’ mother, Molly, arrived at the zoo from Kansas last April and her pregnancy occurred after a breeding recommendation from the Species Survival Plan The Smithsonian's National Zoo is ...

WASHINGTON — If you cross a bear with a sloth, what would you get? A sloth bear. And the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cubs that were born ...

Rare erythristic sloth bear, showing unusual colour variation, is photographed inside Bor Tiger Reserve near Nagpur, offering ...

Sloth bear cubs tumble and wrestle, turning their habitat into a playful playground.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) announced Jan. 6 that two sloth bear cubs were born in their care Dec. 7 and will debut in an exhibit this spring. The ...

Shivamogga: Panic swept through Harogoppa village in Shikaripura taluk after a farmer was brutally attacked by a sloth bear ...

Coimbatore: A guest worker was attacked by a sloth bear at a tea estate in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve on Sunday morning.The ...