LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Zoo announced Friday morning that Kayla, the sloth bear, has given birth to two healthy cubs. The Zoo announced on December 19 that Kayla was pregnant and expected ...

Two sloth bear cubs were born at the National Zoo, which appears to be good news for this vulnerable species and perhaps bad news for the termites on which they dine. The births, which occurred Dec. 7 ...

The cubs’ mother, Molly, arrived at the zoo from Kansas last April and her pregnancy occurred after a breeding recommendation from the Species Survival Plan The Smithsonian's National Zoo is ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Zoo made an exciting announcement on its Facebook page this morning — Kayla, the sloth bear, is expecting cubs and is due any day now! Zoo veterinarians confirmed ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) announced Jan. 6 that two sloth bear cubs were born in their care Dec. 7 and will debut in an exhibit this spring. The ...

Talk about ending the year on a high note. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo closed out 2025 with a rare double dose of good news, welcoming two sloth bear cubs for the first time in more than a decade.

The Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has welcomed two sloth bear cubs, marking the first time the zoo has had sloth bear births in more than ten years. The cubs were born behind the ...

The tiny cubs, currently off-exhibit, are expected to debut in Spring 2026. Mike Bock Nearly one month old, the two sloth bear cubs are shown resting in their den on Jan. 5, 2026. Zoo staff are ...

After this weekend, the Woodland Park Zoo's two sloth bears will spend a few years off exhibit while the zoo builds its new Asian tropical forest exhibit. So, this week will be visitors' last chance ...

The Woodland Park Zoo's 20-year-old female sloth bear, Medina, died Dec. 29 after her heart stopped during a medical examination. The zoo had called for the medical examination when Medina ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WIBW) - A sloth bear who used to reside at Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo is now a first-time mom at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. According to a social ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock Zoo’s newest sloth bear additions are growing up so fast. Zoo officials shared that Kayla the sloth bear’s cubs are growing up quick, adding that Kayla is quite the ...