The bears can grow up to 6 feet tall and stand up to 3 feet high at the shoulder. At most, they weigh 300 pounds. They are not related to sloths, and they are not slow moving, according to the San ...

Attacks on humans commonly occur when a sloth bear is startled at close range, just as with the tigers in the study. The bears also tend to stand up, swat and charge in a similar way. Mr. Sharp ...

On several occasions, the cameras photographed a shaggy brown bear identified by researchers as an “extremely rare” leucistic sloth bear. Sloth bears are a vulnerable species found across India.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A female sloth bear cub was born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, which is now holding a vote allowing residents to name the new arrival. A news release from the zoo says the ...

On several occasions, the cameras photographed a shaggy brown bear identified by researchers as an “extremely rare” leucistic sloth bear. Sloth bears are a vulnerable species found across India.