A sloth bear rescued from a drain is now thriving and playing. The young sloth bear, Jim – who is between two and four months ...

The three-hour surgery was done inside the zoo's on-site animal care center where the specialist team removed infected tissue surrounding two of the sloth's teeth. The team managed to save one ...

The sloth bear has lost two of its front teeth and has flaps which cover its nostrils so that it can suck up its favourite food, termites, more effectively. The need to feed is strongest for a ...

Adult sloth bears are missing their top two front teeth (incisors), which lets them suck ants and termites right out of their underground tunnels, like a vacuum cleaner! Their shaggy, dusty ...

These procedures aim to save the tooth from extraction by ... carried out on tigers, lions, bears, apes, and leopards - Rico is the first sloth ever to undergo the treatment.

said Ramirez. In the wild, sloth bears forage for termites, grubs and insects, in addition to plants, and adults are missing their top two front teeth so they can suck bugs right out of their tunnels.

According to Harendra Singh, who is the head coordinator for the visitor and volunteer programme at Wildlife SOS, when in confinement, sloth bears undergo harsh treatment at the age of about three to ...