The world’s largest rodent is multiplying in — and dividing — one of Argentina’s most exclusive gated communities.

Keepers at Chester Zoo in the UK were quick to notice when 25-year-old Rico, a Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, developed a swelling on the side of his face. The zoo team performed a CT scan on Rico, which ...

In the back of a real estate office building in what is known as America's oldest city, capybaras are crawling into visitors' ...

Geologist Claims Deep Claw Marks Found in Brazil's Mysterious Tunnels Were Not Made By Humans Paleontologists, to date, have ...

Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro was airlifted to a hospital after suffering a painful bowel obstruction on ...

The first of its kind in the U.S., Farm Sanctuary has rescued thousands of farm animals since 1986. Make a reservation to see ...

By Jeanne Timmons Ground sloths emerged in South America tens of million years ago, eventually ranging as far north as Canada. While their modern relatives dwell in trees and top out at the size ...

You don't need a GPS to find the home turf of the Amazon's most famous resident, Brazilian Chief Raoni Metuktire.

Most are native to Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, including sloths, owls, anteaters, boas, toucans and even pumas. One toucan lost half of its upper beak during an attempted capture by traffickers.

Brazil's national development bank and a state-owned oil giant launched an initiative Monday to support forest restoration in the Amazon via carbon credits, aiming to capture approximately 15 million ...

It’s well known that patience is a virtue. Except if you are a sloth. Then it’s a lifestyle. I’ve been wondering recently about the virtues of moving slowly. Almost every book you read about ...