For the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), Christmas came early in 2025. Zookeepers were ...

For the first time since 2014, keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have welcomed two sloth bear cubs. The cubs were born Dec. 7 at approximately 2:30 ...

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 ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) announced Jan. 6 that two sloth bear cubs were born ...

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 ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cub births in December. The first time since 2014.

The Smithsonian's National Zoo is starting the new year with twice the excitement thanks to two sloth bear cubs.

Bean, the two-toed sloth at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, hangs from the ropes in her enclosure in The Loft. Bean, the 6-year-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, died recently ...

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 zoo added that the cubs’ sex has not yet been determined, and neither has been given a name yet. The cubs’ mother, Molly, arrived at the zoo from Sunset Zoo in Kansas last ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is remembering the lasting impact their Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, Bean, had on guests and staff. The zoo says the six-year-old sloth, who ...