Social-media posts showing a three-fingered sloth giving birth went viral this week, earning appearances on National Geographic and on the front page of CNN.

Bon Jovi is a sloth that had illegally been sold as a pet. 

Last December, we received a call from MINAE informing us that they were bringing us an orphaned sloth. It had been found lying in a...

Each Sunday, we post a photo of an adorable sloth in Costa Rica

Holy slothful cuteness, Batman.

We did an initial checkup, and the size of her belly made us curious. We started to suspect a pregnancy.

A Tico Times reader shares the unusual reason she almost lost her internet connection. Only in Costa Rica.

When two former veterinarians filed a scathing complaint against the world-renowned Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica in Cahuita, it sent shockwaves through the rescue center that founder Judy Avey-Arroyo began 24 years ago.

Paralyzed from the waist down, Anakin the orphaned sloth is impressing handlers at his Manuel Antonio rescue center.

There was a time, not so long ago, when sloths were not considered adorable. That time has now passed and here at The Tico Times we want to make sure our readers get their fix of super cute sloth photos.