Doctors are raising concerns about a spike in cases of the oropouche virus, also known as "sloth fever," in popular tourist destinations throughout the Caribbean. According to the Daily Mail, cases of ...

No, you don't get "sloth fever" from sloths, but you do get it from biting midges (also called "no-see-ums") and certain mosquitoes. Oropouche virus, as it's formally known, isn't a new problem (it's ...

Doctors at the Central Florida Zoo are working around the clock to stabilize and care for the 13 sloths from Sloth World, but they say the animals survived horrible conditions.