Baby sloth bears frolic and wrestle joyfully, radiating carefree energy in the wild.

The year 2025 saw the births of five bush dog puppies, three penguin chicks, two sloth bear cubs, a colobus monkey, a gorilla and a chimpanzee.

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Watch habitat camera of adorable newborn sloth bears Two baby sloth bear cubs were born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo, making it the first birth of the species at the zoo since 2013.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has welcomed two sloth bear cubs, marking the first time the zoo has had sloth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, recently celebrated the birth of two ...

Two sloth bear cubs were born at the National Zoo, which appears to be good news for this vulnerable species and perhaps bad news for the termites on which they dine. The births, which occurred Dec. 7 ...

Two sloth bear cubs were born at the Smithsonian National Zoo on December 7, 2025. It is the first time in 12 years that sloth bear babies are present at the zoo. The birth is part of the Association ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has welcomed two sloth bear cubs, marking the first time the zoo has had sloth bear births in more than ten years. The cubs were born behind the ...