Tiny Sloth Bear Cubs Are Stealing Hearts at the Smithsonian Zoo

For the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), Christmas came early in 2025. Zookeepers were ...

National Zoo Welcomes 2 Sloth Bear Cubs for the First Time in More Than a Decade

A pair of sloth bear cubs were born at Smithsonian's National Zoo last month, on Dec. 7, the zoo shared in a press release.

Two Rare Sloth Bear Cubs Are Born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo

The Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has welcomed two sloth bear cubs, marking the first time the zoo has had ...
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Meet the National Zoo’s Adorable 1-Month-Old Sloth Bear Cubs—the First Born There in More Than a Decade

Two sloth bear cubs were born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) on December ...
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Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Welcomes Two Sloth Bear Cubs

For the first time since 2014, keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have ...
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CPW saves bear cub from unlikely hospital hideout

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) reports that they came to the rescue of a bear cub trapped in the underground employee parking at St. Francis Hospital in Colorado ...