For more than a decade, animal rescue centers in Central America have reported receiving a strangely high number of baby sloths with genetic mutations. Dr. Rebecca Cliffe was working on her Ph.D. near ...

It's pretty surprising to see a 27-year-old jump into her mother's arms and insist on being held like a baby. At the Sloth Sanctuary outside of Cahuita, Costa Rica, though, such a sight is ordinary.

There are millions of sloths in Costa Rica. But with high levels of deforestation over the past few decades and increasing contact with humans, the population is taking a hit. While no official stats ...

From the forest to the beach, here's where to spot these lovable, slow-moving creatures. Costa Rica is home to two types of sloths — the Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth and the brown-throated sloth. And ...

The lack of public awareness regarding the specific needs of sloths and how to protect them, as well as uncontrolled and unplanned urban expansion that destroys their natural habitat, are some of the ...

LA FORTUNA, Costa Rica -- A child zooming down a zipline through a rainforest in Costa Rica collided with a slow-moving sloth clinging to the cable. It happened Sunday at the Go Adventure Arenal Park ...

A sloth perches languidly on a branch in one of Costa Rica’s vast forest preserves. (Gabriella Chavez/WUFT News) LA FORTUNA, COSTA RICA — Near a lively stretch of Highway 142, one of Costa Rica’s ...

Last year, the Costa Rica Tourism Board and its agency 22squared launched the "Save the Americans" campaign to convey the message that Americans in Canada and the U.S. are overworked and ...

A very unique Frontier Airlines plane touched down at Juan Santamaría International Airport near Costa Rica’s capital. Featuring a large image of a two-toed sloth named “Tico” on its tail, the ...

Three-fingered sloths rarely survive broken bones. But thanks to the dedicated efforts of The Sloth Institute and its rehabilitation partners, one determined sloth defied the odds. Benedict — ...