The 8 Slowest Animals in the World

While animals such as leopard and peregrine Falcon show their graceful speed, the slower in the world is satisfied with wiping and crawling, sometimes moving a few meters per minute.

These creatures, which were not destroyed in their behavior, have obtained names synonymous with lethargy. It embodies the embodiment of nature for calm. Join us while we got to know these animals leisurely, width the varied spectrum of nature from the pace and behavior.

Laziness

The lazy spend their days in the heads of the trees, barely moving. Blame their inactivity on the incredibly low metabolism rate. This slow metabolism means that they only need some leaves and branches for nutrition. They crawl at a fracture pace of 1 feet per minute, National Geographic reportsIt moves very slowly so that algae grows on its coats.

Although the molecule of the lazy looks similar to other mammals, German zoologists have found that their anatomical structure is completely different. They have very long, but very long arms Short shoulder blades. This gives them great access without moving a lot, allowing them to provide energy with the same movements as other animals.

starfish

Sea stars, which are usually called stars, are difficult at the top with many small small tube feet at the bottom. These small feet help Starfish Und and move, but they do not move very quickly.

According to The National Oceanic and Calf Administration (NOAA)The sea star adult from sunflower can move at a one -meter stroke (about one square) per minute using all 15,000 of its useful feet.

Giant turtle

There are many sub -species of the giant turtle that lives in various islands, but the most famous is the giant turtle Galapagos. The largest types of live turtle, Galapagos can live for 150 years or more.

Charles Darwin studied turtles when he was in Galapagos in 1835. I thought they moved relatively quickly. “A big one, I found by speed, I walked at a rate of 60 yards in 10 minutes, or 360 per hour,” wrote in Zoore notes. “At this pace, the animal will go four miles a day and have a short time to rest.”

However, Stephen Blake, coordinator Environmental Science Program in Galapagos for the turtleBBC tells that their turtles are moving with a maximum of 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) per hour, indicating that “Darwin may have been chasing them.”

Banana bondage

There is not a lot of agreement on any animal is the slower ever, but the biologist at the University of Kentucky Branley Alan Branson Voice for Banana Slug wins the highest honors. He wrote: “It was noticed that a large banana alloy covering 6.5 inches in 120 minutes. On this rate, the turtle appears to be the turtle.”

Banana mollusks move by pushing themselves along their single muscle feet. The glands are excreted on that foot dry granules of mucus that absorb the surrounding water to turn the mud.

This slippery substance helps to scratch its way slowly crawling. Banana Slug also contains a mucus plug at the end of its tail, which can use it to create a steel wire of mud to Rappeel from high places.

Garden

When you only have one foot, it is difficult to move very quickly. Snail Common Garden has a flat and muscular organ that pushes it very slowly along his calm way.

To help him move, the snail releases a stream of mucus to reduce friction, Dodley Zoo reports. For this reason you always see a path of mud in the wake of the garden snail. The maximum snail velocity of the 1/2 inches (1.3 cm) per second, but it can move slowly at about 1/10 inch (28 cm).

Loris slow

Is slow slow slow? For the largest part, Loris is Loligger. The animal is mostly deliberate in its actions until it shines prey. Then, striking lightning speed. He stands erect, holds a brand with his feet, and throws his body forward to achieve her prey with both hands, Reports of the Cleveland Metroparge Zoo.

This small animal may look incredibly loved and cute, but the slow Loris is the only poisonous president in the world. The furniture contains toxins in its mouth and release toxins from the gland on the side of its elbow. Publish the toxic mixture on their fur to deter predressing animals or just prosecuting with a fatal bite.

Seas

Concerning men and jellyfish, there More than 1,000 types of Numan’s seas All over the world. These interesting and underwater creatures use their only feet – called a pedal disk – mucus secretions to connect themselves to shells, plants, rocks or coral reefs.

They rarely separate, waiting for the fish to approach enough to have lunch, but when they move, their pace 10/4 inch per hour. The researchers were able to capture their movement through photography of time. A response to predators usually moves or in unfavorable conditions.

manatee

Compared to some of these other animals, the sea sheep is relatively fast. Looking at their weight and contempt for movement, the sea sheep are usually very slow.

The gentle giant of the ocean – also known as the cow of the sea – can reach 13 feet and weigh up to 3500 pounds. With this amount of weight, it is no wonder that sheep sheep are rarely in a hurry. They usually move only quickly a few miles per hour, but if they really need to reach somewhere, they can take the speed to 20 miles per hour.

Sheep usually remain in shallow waters. they You don’t have any real predators. Sharks or whales can eat, but because they do not live in the same water, this rarely happens. The biggest threat to humans, but thanks to strong conservation efforts, the exit of Western India’s lamb in Florida was removed from the list of endangered species in 2017.

Why this matters to treehugger

Understanding the behaviors and needs of our colleagues is the key to protecting biological diversity and preserving habitats. We hope to get to know the amazing species such as the species in this list, and the more the motivation to help protect them.