Koalas and sloths have more in common than you may think. Sloths live in tropical forests in South and Central America, and they actually move so slowly that algae grows on their fur. This can give ...

Shelby A. Ryan receives a Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Training Priority Scheme Scholarship from the University of Newcastle. Her PhD project receives funding from WWF-Australia and Taronga Conservation ...

Skull fragments of prehistoric koalas from the Riversleigh rainforests of millions of year ago suggest they shared the modern koala's "lazy" lifestyle and ability to produce loud "bellowing" calls to ...

the electricity has been on for a few hours, you can buy ice cold drinks, which are a huge treat this close to the equator. the flooded forest. Frogs are everywhere in the flooded forest. We found ...

SAN DIEGO (CBS) - Friday, at the San Diego Zoo, we were able to meet Xena the sloth, Nikki and Fred the giraffes, and a cute koala ambassador. Xena, is a three-year-old sloth, who spends most of her ...

Becky Cliffe does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Spring is approaching and one sure sign of the season are the new babies at the San Diego Zoo who are venturing outside of the den and peeking out of mom’s pouch for the first time. The zoo recently ...

Giant pandas are the new couch potatoes of the animal world. According to a recent study, the bears are just as sluggish as the slow-moving sloth due to low levels of physical activity and thyroid ...