#44: Slow as a Sloth
Sloths are famous for being incredibly slow animals. If we say someone is “moving like a sloth,” that’s not a compliment. They made an entire scene about it in the movie Zootopia. It’s safe to say that we all know that sloths are always incredibly slow, right?
Well, it turns out that’s not always the case. They are actually pretty good swimmers, and while they’re not as fast as, say, Michael Phelps, they make surprisingly good time in the water. And if needed, they can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes. They are still pretty slow animals, but they might surprise you if you challenge them to the 25-meter breaststroke.