Louise Penny, trade warrior

With her country’s very sovereignty under attack, the bestselling Canadian author took a hard stance against Trump’s regime ...
The Independent

The National Zoo announces death of famed sloth: ‘We miss her dearly’

Athena suffered from early-onset chronic kidney disease, which made it hard for her to keep weight on, zoo officials said (Facebook/Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) The ...
The Tico Times

Costa Rica Leads Effort to Shield Sloths from Growing Illegal Trade

Costa Rica, alongside Brazil and Panama, has secured new international safeguards for two species of two-toed sloths, as nations at the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...
IFLScience

These Extinct Ice Age Giant Ground Sloths Were Fans Of "Cannonball Fruit", Something We Still Eat Today

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
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National Zoo Mourns Death Of Athena, Playful Sloth Known For ‘Zoomies,’ Playful Personality

Athena, a fan-favorite two-toed sloth at the National Zoo in DC, died after a sudden medical decline, officials announced. She was 7 years old. Zoo staff said Athena had early-onset chronic kidney ...
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Thousands of stuffed sloths headed to Scottish Rite in woman’s memory

Wild Republic and Morgan Kaylor’s family donating thousands of pink sloths to children at Scottish Rite. Donation honors Morgan, who found comfort in her beloved pink sloth, "Slothy." Each toy ...