Many people believe that sloths are the laziest animals in the world. However, the koala is even better in this race, spending only 2 hours/day in activity.
1. Koala
Adorable animal, the symbol of Australia after the kangaroo, is the name leading the list of "lazy king". They eat in the trees, sleep in the trees, and roam all the time in the trees. Koalas rarely go to the ground, except when looking for another plant with a better source of nutrients. This species only spends about 2-6 hours/day active. The reason is that the metabolism in koalas is very slow. They have to sleep to slow down their metabolism and save energy.
2. Lazy
For many people, this animal often appears first when talking about the list of the laziest species. That is completely grounded because lazy to sleep up to 20 hours / day. They are also known to be very slow to move. It can take up to a minute for a sloth to travel a distance of 2 m. Sloths live mainly in the rainforests of South America. This species usually stays in the trees and only moves when absolutely necessary.
3. Opossums
This species can sleep from 18-20 hours/day. However, sloth is not the most special feature of Opossums. They are known for their extremely effective death trick. When in danger, this ferret will close its eyes, foam at the mouth, secrete rotten substances from the anus to chase away enemies. Even when taken away by the enemy, they still "act" as if they were dead.
4. Hippo
When on land, hippos often sleep in groups, lounging in the sun. They can sleep for 16-20 hours/day. Hippos are mainly active at night. This species spends about 5 hours a day foraging
5. Python
This species tends to lie still throughout the day. When it comes to digesting food (usually once a week), pythons tend to sleep longer. They can spend 18 hours a day sleeping. During the molting period, this species will sleep for a whole week because the process consumes a lot of energy.
6. Giant panda
Not only famous for their adorable appearance, the giant panda is also known to be a slow and clumsy species. They spend 10 hours a day sleeping, divided into 3 times. Pandas can sleep anywhere. When awake, this species spends most of its time eating. The main food of pandas is bamboo, which contains very little nutrition. Therefore, the giant panda needs to eat about 20 kg of bamboo / day to feed its body
