Is the Giant Panda bear the slowest moving animal? Someone I know says that the Giant Panda bear is and that it is not the three toed sloth. Tell me what the slowest animal is, I need proof to back it up. Thanks.
2006-12-15 17:20:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I'm not going to pretend like I know this at all, but I found this info on the sites below. Given the size of the animal, the 3-toed sloth appears to be slower, in fact the slowest moving animal on earth in proportion to it's size. There are millions of moving microscopic animals with speeds close to 0 m/s, but is we are speaking of animals larger than one's pinky nail, then we have the 3-toed sloth.
In fact, it appears like it's an evolutionary trait because the 3-toed sloth lives in territory where the main predator is eagles, and they have some of the keenest eye-sight, so the sloth has to move very slow and delicately in order to survive.
Tell your friend that the panda is just plain lazy = )
2006-12-15 17:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by TheTimTrain 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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What is the slowest moving animal? and how fast can it go at top speed?
Is the Giant Panda bear the slowest moving animal? Someone I know says that the Giant Panda bear is and that it is not the three toed sloth. Tell me what the slowest animal is, I need proof to back it up. Thanks.
2015-08-20 15:50:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all all animals from worms to mammals are placed under kingdom animilia. So technacly the slowest moving ANIMAL is the snail moving at only three inchis pre minute. Because they don't have a lot of mucsle it can't move very fast at all.
2006-12-15 17:45:33 · answer #3 · answered by mmoneko16 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The common garden snail is the slowest moving animal and can travel about 0.03 mph (0.05 kph).
Snails move by crawling, swimming, or floating with currents. Land snails crawl on the ground, creeping along on their large, flat foot; a special gland in the foot secretes mucus (a slimy fluid) that helps the snail move. The common garden snail is the slowest moving animal; it can travel about 0.03 mph (0.05 kph).
2006-12-15 17:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snail is the slowest moving animal. Do not know how fast it can go.
2006-12-15 17:29:07 · answer #5 · answered by TUBE LIGHT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dnt no about 'animal' but slowest moving mammal would be the three-toed sloth. Sorry i couldnt be more of a help!
2006-12-18 15:37:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The slowest moving terrestrial mammal is the three-toed sloth
2006-12-15 17:26:28 · answer #7 · answered by Tina N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many animals (especially in the sea) are sessile - they don't move around at all! Anemones, for example.
Or did you mean MAMMALS?
Definitely not giant pandas. They can run!
2006-12-15 17:31:44 · answer #8 · answered by Vango 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sloth 30 ft a hour
2006-12-16 03:38:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Garden Snail. 0.03 mph.
2006-12-15 18:53:24 · answer #10 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋