In the wild, you might think speed is everything. But for some creatures, slow and steady is a survival strategy.

From sleepy tree-huggers to sea creatures that hardly move at all, these animals have turned slowness into an art form. And believe it or not, their slow pace often works in their favour.

Let’s take a closer (and slower) look at some of nature’s most leisurely movers.

Sloths

Sloths are pretty much the poster animals for slow living. They move so slowly that algae grows on their fur, a neat little camouflage trick that helps them blend into the trees.

With a top speed of just 0.15 miles per hour, sloths spend most of their lives hanging upside down, sleeping up to 15 hours a day. Their low-energy diet of leaves means they have little choice but to take life at a leisurely

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