When baby sloths eat, they cling tightly to their mothers. The instinct is so strong that the youngsters won't eat if they aren't cuddling. Unfortunately that also means that when a mother sloth at a zoo can't produce enough milk to feed her baby, handlers have to come up with a creative solution to ensure the little one has something to cling to while it receives its bottle. At a zoo in the Netherlands, this recently became a very serious problem when keepers presented the baby with a variety of plush... READ ON

No matter how many mistakes your mother may have made, there’s no way she's in the same class as these animal mothers. 1. Harp... READ ON

This lovely Giant Pacific Octopus was just brought to the Smithsonian National Zoo after the previous octopus resident, Octavius, passed away. The Zoo's newest cephalopod needs a name, so they're asking kids 5-15 to help name the octopus. If you know any youngsters who'd like to submit a name, ask them to email their suggestion, along with an explanation for their choice, to kidspost@washpost.com with the word "octopus" in the subject line before December 12. Once the entries are in, the animal's... READ ON

Poor Asha just had what was almost certainly his worst day ever; he was hit by two different cars while trying to cross the street. Fortunately, a rescuer found him in time to save him. The rescuer then took him to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, where the vets were able to treat all of his injuries, which included broken bones and a nearly severed tongue. After the surgery, vets were even kind enough to give him a cute sweater vest, presumably to cover up the incisions they made during surgery. He's... READ ON