(Actiniaria) is related to coral and jellyfish, and with over 1,000 species sea anemones come in many shapes,

According to a study of 450 garden snails (Cornu aspersum) using LED lights, UV paints, and time-lapse photography,

Due to their incredibly slow movement, starfish sometimes use ocean currents to move longer distances more quickly.

Because of their unique body shape, seahorses are unable to make much movement in the water to propel themselves,

Native to Central America, the three-toed sloth (Bradypodidae bradypus) is the slowest mammal in the world,

and it’s easy to understand why when their top speed is just 0.3 kilometers per hour and their shells are so heavy.

 exceptionally slow slug species, however, topping out at just over 8 centimeters per minute, or 0.48 kilometers per hour.

The nocturnal south-east Asian slow loris (Nycticebus) is an unusual animal, as they are the world’s only venomous primate.

(Heloderma suspectum) are a type of venomous lizard native to southwestern USA (and the world’s slowest lizard).

 the koala bear (Phascolarctos cinereus) has a high fiber/low nutrient diet and an extremely slow metabolic rate.