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 ...
Two sloth bear cubs were born at the Smithsonian National Zoo on December 7, 2025. It is the first time in 12 years that sloth bear babies are present at the zoo. The birth is part of the Association ...
WASHINGTON — If you cross a bear with a sloth, what would you get? A sloth bear. And the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cubs that were born ...
The cubs in their habitat at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Dec. 7, 2025. At birth, the cubs are hairless and their eyes remain closed. Photo credit: Smithsonian’s ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cub births in December. The first time since 2014. Sloth bears are an omnivorous species of bear, native to the Indian ...