Construction continues this week on Sloth’s World, an attraction planned for Orlando’s International Drive. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel) ORLANDO — Sloth World, a planned attraction in Orlando, is under scrutiny for its animal living conditions and the deaths of dozens of imported sloths. The attraction was announced in December as a guided walk-through tour with … Read more
Open this photo in gallery: Barbara Welsh (second from right) is pictured with a group of women from British Columbia in front of the pyramids in Teotihuacan, Mexico, on Monday.Barbara Welsh/Canadian Press The photo of British Columbia woman Barbara Welsh and her friends smiling near the base of the famous Pyramid of the Moon at … Read more
A group of monkeys living on the Rock of Gibraltar have learned to eat dirt, and scientists think this is to settle their stomachs after receiving, and sometimes stealing, junk food from crowds of tourists. Researchers discovered deliberate mud feeding, known as geophagy, while observing a group of Barbary macaques in the area. It was … Read more