Top 7 Slowest Animals in the World

You might have seen enough fast moving animals like cheetah in land, who’s capable of running up to 70 miles an hour. But would you be able to name any super-slow animals? Here we’ve put together a list of the 7 slowest animals in the world. Continue reading to discover just how slow some animals move!

7. Slow Loris

Slow Loris is a very slog animal, they move at just 1.18 miles per hour. These nocturnal primates typically travel about 5 miles at night looking for prey. While they typically move very slowly, when they find prey, they are able to move a bit quicker to strike. The Slow loris has a toxic bite, which is thought to have come from the huge variety of distasteful and sometimes toxic insects and spiders they eat.

6. Gila Monster

Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum) are a type of venomous lizard native to southwestern USA. Most time of the day, it is sunbathing. It may be faster than some of the other animals on this list, but not by much! They are only capable of running at speeds of about 1 mile per hour. When Gila monsters do go hunting they manage to reach speeds of 2.4 kilometers per hour.

5. Banana Slug

Slugs are a type of animal with no shell, among them, banana slugs are an exceptionally slow slug species, which travel at a pace of around 0.186 miles an hour. They have one foot that makes muscular contractions.

4. Giant Tortoise

The shell of Giant Tortoise are so heavy that they move just 0.3 kilometers per hour. Giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) don’t usually move more than a couple of kilometers each day. They tend to spending the rest of their time gazing in the early morning or late afternoon.

3. Three-Toed Sloth

Three-Toed Sloths are extremely low animals. They move at a speed of just 1 feet each minute or about 0.011 miles per hour. Their shoulder blades are very short, allowing them easily reach farther distanced without needing to move too much. Due to a sloth’s slower metabolism, they don’t need to eat very much.

2. Starfish

Most Starfish move in an extremely low speed. Some only travel about 15 centimeters each minute, 005 miles per hour. A Starfish’s arms have special tubes that they use for moving. If a Starfish is looking to travel a farther distance, it may use the ocean currents to help it move more quickly.

1. Sea Anemone

Sea Anemones are even slower than Starfish. Most of the day, sea anemones stay still attached to rocks or coral. They like to hunt fish or another pretty that swim close by. It is estimated that Sea Anemones only move about 1 centimeter (about 0.39 inches) an hour!Due to a variety of their size, they moves little bit from a diameter of just 0.5 inches to 6 feet.