New Delhi — A sloth bear mauled a couple to death in a forest in central India's Madhya Pradesh state last weekend and then spent hours playing with their remains, but a forestry official told CBS ...

The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) is endemic to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka, and is among the least studied of all bear species. Sloth bears behave aggressively toward humans when they feel ...

Bears are a type of mammal that can be found in many parts of the world. From the tiny, silly-looking sun bear to the iconic polar bear, these animals are specially adapted to different environments, ...

The incident led to a leg amputation for the bear and a full-time residency at the Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre in Bangalore, India The sloth bear recently made history by being the first of his ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WHTM) — On Feb. 16, the Philadelphia Zoo announced the birth of two sloth bear cubs who were born on Jan. 2. According to the Philadelphia Zoo, this is the second successful birth ...

Five months after their birth, the Philadelphia Zoo's newest residents -- two male sloth bear cubs -- are ready to meet the public. The cubs are the first pair of sloth bear cubs to be born at the zoo ...

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Zoo Miami made an exciting announcement on Thursday, April 18th and introduced us all to their two newest family members - two adorable sloth bear cubs! The zoo shared the video of the two baby girls ...

Two sloth bears – one from getting ensnared and another by electrocution, were found dead in Kotagiri in two forest ranges of the Nilgiris forest division on Wednesday. In the first incident, ...