Shy kinkajous are among the unfortunate mammals that end up victim to vehicles on the roads of Costa Rica. (Franklin Lopez Martinez/WUFT News) Costa Rica’s highways are packed with animal lovers ...

Giant sloths with razor-sharp claws and as large as Asian bull elephants once roamed the Earth, snacking on leaves at the tops of trees with a prehensile tongue. Now, scientists have figured out why ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

They’re slow, they’re sleepy, and they’ve taken over the internet—but sloths are more than just cute animals hanging from trees. These leaf-munching creatures live a strange and fascinating life in ...