From a Snail's agonizing 0.03 mph to the unbelievable 70 mph of the Cheeta, the fastest and slowest land animals have been grouped in this simple and easy infographic. Only Noah could list the entire land animal population, but the major animals are here and you can finally answer the question: "Who are the fastest and who are the slowest?". Where do humans figure in this? Why, anywhere from 0 to 1200 mph! |
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The Slowest Land Animals! |
Source: petscentral.com |
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