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What animal moves
the slowest?
Some species take life slow and
steady, never crossing the finish The banana
slug is 45
line first. Slugs have among the times slower
than the
slowest motion ever recorded Galápagos
on land, managing a sluggish tortoise.
10 cm (4 in) per minute.
The Galápagos tortoise
is one of the slowest reptiles,
travelling only 4.5 m (15 ft)
a minute. Its cumbersome
shell hinders its progress.
SPORTY SNAILS
The World Snail Racing
Championships are held
annually in Norfolk, UK, with
200 competitors moving at
a snail’s pace. The first snail
to reach the outer red circle
wins a tankard of lettuce!
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