10 animals move the planet the slowest

A snail takes nearly a day to crawl all the way up a kilometer, topping the list of the slowest species list.

Snail

A snail is the top species in the list of the world's slowest moving animals.Snails move at a maximum speed of 1.3 cm per second.This means it takes more than 21 hours to go one kilometer.(Photo: 10 Most Today).

Three fingers

Although owning a larger size many times, lazy is no less slow than a snail.A sloth can reach a maximum speed of 2 meters per minute, or 0.12 km / h.(Photo: Christian Mehlführer).

Starfish

According to 10 Most Today, there are about 1,500 starfish species in the world, but most of them cannot move fast.While leather starfish move at 15 cm per minute, sand starfish reaches a speed of 2.8 meters per minute.(Photos: 10 Most Today)

Giant tortoise

The slowest reptile on the planet, the giant tortoise has an average weight of 300 kg.Large weight is the reason why it moves slowly.(Photos: Wikipedia.)

Koala koala

This is a cute animal originating from Australia but like lazy, they also move very slowly.(Photo: Benjamint444).

Ceiling slugs

The naked slug has a snail-like shape but no shell on the body.The slug also moves very slowly.The slowest recorded speed of slugs is 0.3 km / h.(Photo: 10 Most Today).

Hippocampus

Including 54 species, seahorses range in size from 1.5 to 35.5 cm.Seahorses swim vertically, the slowest swimming fish in the world at a maximum speed of 1.5 meters per hour.(Photos: 10 Most Today)

The monster Gila

The monster Gila is a lizard that crawls very slowly.It can grow to a length of 60 cm and weighs about 350 - 700g.They move at about 0.6 cm per second.This is the only native lizard species in the United States and one of two poisonous lizards in North America.However, this animal moves very slowly so it is not nearly dangerous to humans.(Photo: 10 Most Today).

Manatees

A mammal that lives in warm waters, manatees are up to 4 m long and weigh 590 kg.Manatees use four legs as a paddle and this makes it move very slowly.(Photo: Ahodges7).

Curlew

As the world's slowest bird, the steed bird has a flying speed of 8 km / h, accounting for a slow flight record in the bird world.(Photo: Matt MacGillivray).