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Is 659 centimeters per minute as fast as a Sloth?

It's about one-and-three-fifths times as fast as a Sloth
The speed of a Sloth is about 400 centimeters per minute.
(for Brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus)
The three-toed sloth moves along the ground at an average speed of 400 centimeters 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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