Correction for the speed of a Sloth

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How fast is 1 inches per minute?

It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as fast as a Sloth

The speed of a Sloth is about 160 inches per minute.

(for Brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus)

The three-toed sloth moves along the ground at an average speed of 160 inches per minute. Long thought to be lengthy sleepers, a 2008 study concluded that sloths sleep an average of only 9.6 hours per day.

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