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There are animals for all tastes. There are the fast ones, the agile ones and the active ones, but on the other hand there are the slow, calm and lazy animals. All animals are special, each with its own characteristics, hence the great animal diversity that exists on our planet Earth.
Being slow also has its benefits. The animals that go about their lives with total calm tend to be the ones that seem the most adorable and lovable, as if we wanted to have them as a stuffed animal to hug and give them lots of love. But beware, this in some cases can be just for looks.
See below, in this article by PeritoAnimal, the 10 slowest animals in the world. My favorite is the koala, what is yours?
sloths
laziness is the slowest animal in the world, so much that it makes you lazy just to see it. His name has been used in several sentences when we want to refer to extreme slowness and even boredom. Their eyesight is short-sighted and they have an underdeveloped ear and sense of smell. Its name in English is "sloth", synonymous with slow motion or "slow motion". Your average speed is 0.020 km/h. It is a species that is very threatened.
silly turtle
The turtle is the global symbol of slowness, although some sea turtles are not as slow as urban legend says. Turtles are marine animals with a high life expectancy, being able to live up to 150 years old. Your average speed is 0.040 km/h. It is the slowest reptile in the world.
Koala
These nocturnal animals like to take refuge, for a long time, in the trees of Australia and are considered specialized climbers. They have a very padded tail that allows them to sit on it to enjoy the views from above and then move at a maximum speed of 20 km/h. A curious fact is that koalas are not bears, they fall into the category of marsupial mammals as a species, but their appearance labels them as bears.
Manatee
Manatees are popularly known as sea cows. They are very adorable and don't seem to swim, they just float with total tranquility. They are animals whose maximum speed is 5 km/h. They are usually very gentle and like to stay in the shade in the shallow waters of the Caribbean Sea and Indian Ocean.
The manatees are all day eating, gaining weight and resting. Currently they don't have predators, something that makes them even slower, as they don't have to flee from anyone. They exercise very little.
Seahorse
Sea horses are slow due to their complex body structure that does not allow them to move much or reach high speeds, let's say it is a motor disability, which only allows them to swim vertically.
Sea horses are made to stay in the same place all their lives, they are very homely. This fish only hits 0.09 km/h. There are over 50 species of seahorses, all equally slow. Your beauty does not lie in your movements.
starfish
The starfish is one of the slowest animals in the world, reaching speeds of 0.09 km/h. There are also more than 2000 types of starfish, which are very different from each other. Starfish can be seen in virtually every ocean on Earth. They are not made to travel long distances, and as they are very slow, they let themselves be carried away by ocean currents.
garden snail
This spiral-shelled terrestrial mollusk is extremely slow. If you see him in a garden, it is possible that the next day he will find himself practically in the same place. They live in Mediterranean wetlands, like to hibernate for years and move with small muscle contractions that arrive up to 0.050 km/h. Although they live in a garden, they do not like sunlight much and prefer to enjoy good shade.
Lory
The lory is a strange but adorable type of nocturnal primate, native to the jungles of Sri Lanka. Their hands are very similar to human beings and perform very smooth but graceful contortion movements. Among the animals on this list, the lory is one of the "fastest" that can reach a speed of 2 km/h.
It is very curious, small and light, its size is between 20 to 26 cm and can weigh up to a maximum of 350 g. The lory is a species of primate found in serious danger of extinction due to the severe destruction of its habitat and the tendency of this adorable primate as a "pet".
American woodcock
The American woodcock is the slowest bird in the world that inhabits the forests of North America. It has an inflated body with short legs and a long, sharp beak. It's the winner when it comes to slow flights, between 5 km/h and 8 km/h, so he loves being on the ground. He likes to migrate at night and fly very low.
corals
Like the starfish, coral is another that doesn't look like an animal, but it is. It doesn't make us want to hug it, but it's worthy of admiration for its unparalleled beauty. Corals are the decoration of the seabed and many divers go to the depths of the sea to observe the corals. They are the winners when it comes to slowness, because in fact, they are marine animals that remain immobile, but at the same time, they are full of life.
