View The Slow Animal Pics. The sloth is the slowest animal in the world and its name is actually a synonym of slow motion. Such conditions make manatees one of the slowest animals in the world.
Like the animal itself, the digestive system of a sloth is very slow, taking days to digest the leaves it eats.
Vetstreet looks at the eight slowest animals in the world, including some surprising picks, like the sea anemone. Luckily for these species, who move in strides ranging from stagnant to very slow, their lifestyles and vitality have adapted to allow for them to flourish in spite of their minimal movements. The list features some of the slowest animals in the world. Some animals have the power to run faster than supercars, at the same time some species are super slow in motion.
