SortStack #2255 — 2032-08-11
By speed · Order from slowest to fastest.
- A three-toed sloth 240 m/h
Sloths move so slowly that algae grows in their fur, giving them a greenish camouflage in the canopy.
- A duck paddling on water 1.6 km/h
Ducks have no nerves or blood vessels in their feet, so they can paddle in icy water without feeling the cold.
- A migrating monarch butterfly 8 km/h
Monarchs migrate thousands of kilometres to the same forests their great-grandparents left, guided by instinct alone.
- An electric scooter 25 km/h
Shared e-scooters exploded across cities in just a few years, becoming a common sight on sidewalks worldwide.
- A running gray wolf 57 km/h
Wolves can travel over 30 kilometres in a single day while hunting across their vast territories.
- A galloping racehorse 88 km/h
All thoroughbred racehorses descend from just three stallions imported to England centuries ago.