Snail

Snails are at the top of the list of slowest moving animals in the world. Snails move at a maximum speed of 1.3 cm per second. This means it takes more than 21 hours to travel one kilometer. Photo: 10 Most Today.

Three-toed sloth

Even though they are many times larger in size, sloths are just as slow as snails. 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 species of starfish in the world, but most of them cannot move quickly. While the leathery sea star moves at a speed of 15 centimeters per minute, the sand starfish reaches a speed of 2.8 meters per minute. Photo: 10 Most Today.

Giant turtle

As the slowest reptile on the planet, giant turtles have an average weight of 300 kg. The large weight is the reason why it moves slowly. Photo: Wikipedia.

Koala bear

This is a cute animal native to Australia but like sloths, they also move very slowly. Photo: Benjamint444.

Ceiling slug

Slugs have a snail-like shape but do not have a shell on their body. The slug also moves very slowly. The slowest recorded speed of a slug 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 and are the slowest swimming fish in the world with a maximum speed of 1.5 meters per hour. Photo: 10 Most Today.

Gila Monster

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

Manatees

A mammal that lives in warm seas, manatees are up to 4 m long and weigh 590 kg. Manatees use their four legs as oars and this makes them move very slowly. Photo: Ahmades7.

Curlew

As the slowest bird in the world, the shy bird has a flying speed of 8 km/h, holding the record for slow flight in the bird world. Photo: Matt MacGillivray.