JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Although somewhat slow and shy, the box turtle and crayfish have risen to the top of their classifications as the newest official state symbols. Legislation signed into law ...

The American three-toed woodpecker is 8.75 inches in length, black overall with a white-barred back and white breast with barred flanks. The male has a yellow crown. This woodpecker’s year-round range ...

The charismatic and slow three-toed sloth is just one of many animals species that Smithsonian scientists study, from within our vast collections to live animals at our research centers and National ...

The American Three-toed Woodpecker closely resembles the Hairy Woodpecker, both have a black and white body pattern, with a white belly and a wide white stripe down the back. The most convenient way ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the pygmy three-toed sloth under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal responds to a 2013 petition filed after officials ...

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Local species of woodpeckers are common and widespread, like the downy and hairy, and also the northern flicker and the Williamson’s and red-naped sapsuckers. These species are reliable in their ...

Footage of one of STRI's Bocas del Toro Research Station's resident sloths climbing the trees at the Station. The star of this video is a female Three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus). Video by: J.P.