The newest sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is not so new at all—originally born at the Zoo, his debut on Asia Trail marks his homecoming after seven years. Francois, a ...

Bowie, a three-month-old sloth bear cub, made her first public appearance at the Woodland Park Zoo this weekend. The bear cub was born on Jan. 8 and shares a birthday and namesake of icon David Bowie.

Congratulations are in order as Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo celebrates the birth of a new sloth bear cub, a baby girl born on January 8. The cub was named Bowie by the zoo’s sloth bear team, in honor ...

An unusual bear cub is in Cleveland, just waiting for you to find her a name. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo announced Tuesday that a sloth bear cub was born back in December. The unnamed female cub ...