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How Cute Is This Baby Sloth at a Florida Zoo?

Teddy the sloth became a father recently and the video of him meeting the new baby sloth for the first time has gone viral. He and his mate, Grizzly, are Hoffman’s two-toed sloths and part of a well-known attraction known as “sloths landing” at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in Florida. The adorable ...

Armin Auctor

Sign announcing the opening of a new sloth exhibit at the zoo.

Rare Snow Covers Joshua Tree National Park

The dry landscape of Joshua Tree National Park was covered in layers of white due to a rare snowfall around Christmas time, making it a joyous and picturesque surprise for visitors. The substantial temperature drop in southeastern California owing to the storm last week made way for a snowy carpet for those who trekked through ...

Raven Montmorency

Rare snowfall in Joshua Tree National Park

The Real Reason Why Florida’s Coral Reefs Are Dying

Florida’s coral reefs have been declining alarmingly over the past few decades. Environmentalists have linked this phenomenon to global warming. However, a recent study shows that the real cause of the depletion is not global warming, but excessive nitrogen being dumped into the water. Florida’s coral reefs are dying Brian Lapointe, a professor at Florida ...

Raven Montmorency

A clown fish in a sea anemone on a coral reef.