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the sloth it hangs around in trees all day it would take the sloth half a day to walk 1 mile.

hippopotamus is the slowest land mammal

Edit: The Hippopotamus is not the slowest land mammal, it can run up to 20 mph on land. The three-toed sloth is the slowest, with a top speed of roughly 0.003 miles per hour. It moves so slowly it typically grows algae on it's back.

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