International Animal Rescue (IAR) has launched its Digit Bear Christmas Appeal, calling on supporters to help care for rescued dancing sloth bears who continue to suffer the consequences of one of ...

The aggression of sloth bear's could be explained by the species' early coexistence with tigers, a new study suggests. Sloth bears are considered one of the most dangerous animals in Asia. Although an ...

Back in January, the Philadelphia Zoo’s 10-year-old sloth bears Kayla and Bhalu gave birth to two cubs. It was the first time a pair of the vulnerable species native to India, Nepal and Sri Lanka were ...

Bear country at America's first zoo is getting a little busier. The Philadelphia Zoo announced in a news release Thursday the birth of two new sloth bear cubs, born in the early morning of Jan. 2 to ...

A bear in India has pounced on a man and mauled his back and legs. Sukadev Mahakuda, 65, had been traveling home through the Nagada forest in the Indian state of Odisha when a sloth bear pounced, ...

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, ...

Nearly five months after the Philadelphia Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cubs, the baby bears finally have made their public debut. But they each still need a name. The zoo is asking the public to choose ...

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 ...

Vasi the sloth bear is using his new limb to dig, climb and play at Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre in India Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Zoo ...