Two sloth bear cubs born at the San Diego Zoo in late 2024 made their first public appearance on Thursday. The zoo shared a clip of the cubs emerging from their private den with their mother Shala.

The sloth bear gets its name from its long, thick claws and unusual teeth, comparable to those of the sloth. It is also known for being the only species of bear that carries its young on their ...

According to the zoo, sloth bears are the only bears that carry their cubs on their backs as the mother searches for food. Despite their vital role in their habitats as seed dispensers ...

Young bear cubs are some of the most precious animals on the planet. This is why the eyes of the animal world returned to the San Diego Zoo, where a mama sloth bear named Shayla recently gave ...

In total, 100 sloth bears are housed at the Bear Rescue Centre in Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) in Bangalore. Human contact, lack of food and stress are the main reasons for these wild animals ...

They tend to be more carnivorous than North American bears. Sloth bears are smaller than most other bears. There are only two subspecies: the Sri Lankan sloth bear and the Indian sloth bear. They are ...