Author: Wen/Yu Zi Period
On Earth, the biological population can be said to be very large, and each organism has its own characteristics, so scientists can see at a glance when identifying a creature. And now, with the destruction of ecosystems, we see more and more organisms gradually disappearing or extinction, so more organisms need our human protection, there are many factors that lead to the disappearance or extinction of organisms, including habitat destruction, the impact of climate change, competition between organisms, etc., which are one of the main factors that make organisms decrease, and recently scientists in the global organisms, to show us "the slowest moving animals on the earth", how slow are these? This is really not called slow, it is slow to the "limit".
Of course, this is one of the "slowest" data comparisons scientists have of life on Earth as a whole, so it includes reptiles and ferocious fish, as well as mammals, which we'll take a look at.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the average speed of movement of manatees is 4.8 km/h</h1>
Manatees are only 1 family and 1 genus and 3 species, including American manatees, Amazon manatees and African manatees, with a body length of 2.5-4.0 meters, weighing about 360 kg, and it is the only herbivorous animal among marine mammals. They live along the coasts of North America and Africa and in the Amazon riverbed region, and all three species are on the 2012 Red List of Threatened Species, the American manatee – vulnerable (VU) (subspecies "Florida manatee" – endangered (EN)); the Amazon manatee – vulnerable (VU); and the African manatee – vulnerable (VU).
Manatees have a relatively long history, and according to scientific records, manatees are believed to have evolved from mammals on land 60 million years ago, and they are "distant relatives" to elephants, and why they live underwater. Scientific analysis is due to the fact that nearly 100 million years ago, due to changes in nature or lack of herding ability, they were forced to go to the sea to earn a living. So to this day, it still maintains its herbivorous habits and is a rare marine mammal.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > sloth moves at an average speed of 1.6 km/h</h1>
Sloth is also a mammal, everyone should be familiar with it, the shape is slightly like a monkey, slow movement, commonly used claws hanging upside down on branches for several hours without moving, so the name of "sloth" is also based on these factors, the creature is mainly distributed in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. They were numerous before the arrival of humans, but are now on the verge of extinction. According to the 2012 Red List of Threatened Species, it is already a critically endangered (CR) organism, so there is not much left.
Sloths have lived on branches all their lives, and only climbed to the ground once in a few days to avoid the beasts. But in all cases, the survival of sloths will not be threatened by natural enemies, but human destruction of American forests will bring disaster to sloths, which is one of the reasons for the decline of sloths.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the average movement speed of the Greenland shark is 1.2 km/h. </h1>
The Greenland shark is very slow, and in its habits there is a saying that it is "known for its slow movements", so it is normal to move very slowly, and this creature is a close relative of the Pacific sleeping shark. The largest can reach 7 meters, it is one of the most mysterious animals on the planet, and scientists know very little about it. And this shark is very long-lived, the latest data show that their average lifespan is more than 300 years, they live 3000 meters under the sea, just in the cold area, so it is relatively difficult to study.
Although the creature moves slowly, it belongs to the same ferocious creature as the great white shark, and the Greenland shark is also known as the "crocodile in the ocean", which can also be seen from this title, which is not an ordinary creature.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > desert gopher tortoise can crawl 1.2 kilometers per day</h1>
Desert gopher tortoise, also known as the desert gopher tortoise, desert tortoise, belongs to the solitary animal, the largest carapace length of 37 cm, body length of 23 cm ~ 38 cm, indeed in the lay characteristics and usually see no difference in the turtle, the creature lives in the driest place on the earth all year round - North Africa Mojave Desert and Sonora Desert. They generally live only 50 to 80 years, sleeping in underground caves for 9 months a year, and this turtle is very rare and on the verge of extinction.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the average movement speed of the European cave salamander is 5 meters per year</h1>
European cave salamander is the slowest moving of all animals on the earth today, so here also illustrates a misunderstanding, many people think that the "turtle" is the slowest moving in the world, and the European cave salamander is much slower, this small amphibian in and out is very much more, and can live for a long time without "eating", mainly living in underwater caves in the Balkan Peninsula. They spend their entire lives only under pitch-black water, so their skin surfaces are light in color and have no vision.
Hungarian scientists who spent more than a decade studying the behavior of 56 salamanders confirmed that their average movement speed is 5 meters per year. Scientists initially spotted a salamander, and 7 years later they found it still there, so they don't go at all.
Of course, the layman's characteristics of the cave salamander are very wrong "identification", it is easy to be recognized by everyone as our ideal "real dragon", so in history there have also been the events of the picture of the cave salamander PS for the real dragon, of course, for whether there is a dragon on this earth, in fact, the scientific community has no way to define it for the time being, we do not know what the dragon is like, it depends on whether there is really a discovery in this regard in the future.