Banana Slugs are another one of the slowest animals on the planet. Banana slugs travel at a pace of around 0.186 miles an hour. They have one foot that makes muscular contractions.
Dwarf seahorse The dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) is a small species of seahorse found in the Bahamas and parts of the USA, and one that mates for life. It is recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the slowest moving fish, with a painful top speed of about 150 centimeters per hour.
Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum) are a type of venomous lizard native to southwestern USA (and the world’s slowest lizard). They’re one of the larger animals on this list of slow movers, growing up to 0.4 meters long, and have the ability to kill and consume prey up to one-third of their body size.
A three toed sloth, everyone’s favourite slow animal! Native to Central America, the three-toed sloth ( Bradypodidae bradypus) is the slowest mammal in the world, moving at the hair raising speed of up to 2.4 meters per minute on the ground. When they’re up in their favored canopy these rainforest animals are able to pick up their speed to ...
Pink starfish moving on the ocean floor. There are around 2,000 different species of starfish ( Asteroidea) living in all of the world’s oceans, from cold seafloors to tropical waters.
0.001 km per hour. Garden snails – the slowest land animal in the world. According to a study of 450 garden snails ( Cornu aspersum) using LED lights, UV paints, and time-lapse photography, the top speed of garden snails is around one meter per hour – or just 0.0o1 kilometers per hour. As with slugs, all snails move using muscular contractions ...
In combination, the sloth’s anatomical structure differs from other mammals in having very long arms with very short shoulder-blades, which allows them a large reach without the effort of too much movement, and adds to their languid style of movement.
The slow-moving koala bear. Like the sloth, the koala bear ( Phascolarctos cinereus) has a high fiber/low nutrient diet and an extremely slow metabolic rate. Koalas store almost no fat in their bodies, and conserve energy wherever possibly – sleeping and moving very slowly being two key strategies.
When they’re up in their favored canopy these rainforest animals are able to pick up their speed to around a 4.6 meters per minute. In fact, their top speed is so slow that it’s algae growing on their coats that gives them a greenish tinge. They also have the accolade that their name is a synonym of slow movement!.
A bright, slow-moving anemone. The sea anemone family ( Actiniaria) is related to coral and jellyfish, and with over 1,000 species sea anemones come in many shapes, sizes, and colors.